On 18 June 1956, Transfield set about tendering for construction projects with no capital, with the exception of £1,500, borrowed from a friend, no equipment, no workshop or workforce, no credit line, no immediate support from sympathetic clients.
Franco Belgiorno-Nettis faced this challenge with courage and determination. "We started in business here late in life", he commented defiantly, "We must catch up with our Australian contemporaries".
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"Franco in front of the original, 1956 signage at the Port Kembla timber office."
