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WORK IN HAND OF AUSTRALIA'S LEIGHTON SWELLS TO US$12 BLN.

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MELBOURNE, May 3 Asia Pulse - Property development, engineering and contract mining group Leighton Holdings Ltd (ASX:LEI) had work in hand worth a record $A16 billion ($US12.15 billion) at the end of the third quarter.

This represented a significant increase on the $A14.9 billion ($US11.31 billion) worth of work in hand in the prior corresponding period and $A14.8 billion ($US11.24 billion) at December 31, 2005.

"Work in hand has held up very well for the quarter, boosted by the acquisition of Henry Walker Eltin's contract mining operations, which brings an additional $A1.8 billion ($US1.37 billion) worth of work," ...

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