Historical Records of Australian Science
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Page : 286 pages
File Size : 45,86 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Electronic journals
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Page : 286 pages
File Size : 45,86 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Electronic journals
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Author : L. Carlson
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Page : pages
File Size : 43,13 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Science
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Page : 17 pages
File Size : 46,55 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Science
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Page : 162 pages
File Size : 11,88 MB
Release : 1980
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Author : Peter Chapman
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 18,79 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Australia
ISBN : 9780522856989
The fourth volume in the resumed Historical Records of Australia series continues many vital historical developments, including the dramatic and terrible clash between Aboriginals and the colonist that culminated in the 'Black Line' operation of 1830--a sombre turning point in race relations in Australia. Other events covered in this volume are hardly less significant. They include the opening of a new debate on the severity and utility of transportation of convicts to Van Diemen's Land and hence the genesis of the later famous (or notorious) Port Arthur Settlement as 'a most useful Secondary Penal Settlement formed at moderate expense'. Among other matters of historical importance featured here are the assisted emigration of the wives of convicts to join their convict husbands in Van Diemen's Land and the plight they endured on arrival; and the new emigration debate arising from the Ripon Regulations of 1831, providing for 'the total alteration of the mode of disposing of the vacant lands in the Colony'. In many ways this volume--which, in addition to the voluminous despatches, contains some one hundred and fifty thousand words of editorial analysis and researched commentary--forms a gateway to modern Australia. It portrays the evolution of free population and progressive economic growth that Governor George Arthur hoped would lead to a 'new Alexandria', and the radical step of expatriating the Aboriginals from their traditional lands. The former development was to lead to the dissolution of the bonds of convict Australia, the latter to the failed Batman treaty and then to the systematic dispossession of the Aboriginals, the restitution for which remains one of the foremost political questions in modern Australia.
Author : Dietrich Hans Borchardt
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Page : 96 pages
File Size : 18,52 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Science
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Author : Michael Pearson
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 44,92 MB
Release : 2010-04-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 0643102132
Pastoral Australia tells the story of the expansion of Australia's pastoral industry, how it drove European settlement and involved Aboriginal people in the new settler society. The rural life that once saw Australia 'ride on the sheep's back' is no longer what defines us, yet it is largely our history as a pastoral nation that has endured in heritage places and which is embedded in our self-image as Australians. The challenges of sustaining a pastoral industry in Australia make a compelling story of their own. Developing livestock breeds able to prosper in the Australian environment was an ongoing challenge, as was getting wool and meat to market. Many stock routes, wool stores, abattoirs, wharf facilities, railways, roads, and river and ocean transport systems that were developed to link the pastoral interior with the urban and market infrastructure still survive. Windmills, fences, homesteads, shearing sheds, bores, stock yards, travelling stock routes, bush roads and railheads all changed the look of the country. These features of our landscape form an important part of our heritage. They are symbols of a pastoral Australia, and of the foundations of our national identity, which will endure long into the future.
Author : Tim Sherratt
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Page : 132 pages
File Size : 37,25 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Archives
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Author : Edmund Bernard Joyce
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 25,35 MB
Release : 2011-11-02
Category : History
ISBN : 0643103325
Reveals for the first time the true extent and limits of the scientific achievements of the Burke and Wills Expedition.
Author : Geoff Beeson
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 44,37 MB
Release : 2020-02-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 1486311318
Freshwater scarcity is a critical challenge, with social, economic, political and environmental consequences. Water crises in Australia have already led to severe restrictions being applied in cities, drought ravaging farmlands, and the near-terminal decline of some rivers and wetlands. A Water Story provides an account of Australian water management practices, set against important historical precedents and the contemporary experience of other countries. It describes the nature and distribution of the country's natural water resources, management of these resources by Indigenous Australians, the development of urban water supply, and support for pastoral activities and agricultural irrigation, with the aid of case studies and anecdotes. This is followed by discussion of the environmental consequences and current challenges of water management, including food supply, energy and climate change, along with options for ensuring sustainable, adequate high-quality water supplies for a growing population. A Water Story is an important resource for water professionals and those with an interest in water and the environment and related issues, as well as students and the wider community.