River Improvement in New South Wales
Author : New South Wales. Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission
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Page : 8 pages
File Size : 16,57 MB
Release : 1948
Category : Rivers
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Author : New South Wales. Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission
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Page : 8 pages
File Size : 16,57 MB
Release : 1948
Category : Rivers
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Author : New South Wales. Laws, statutes, etc
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Page : 752 pages
File Size : 20,9 MB
Release : 1900
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Author : Ian Tyrrell
Publisher : NewSouth
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 11,46 MB
Release : 2018-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1742244157
In the beginning, there was the river — before the beach, before the drain, before the dredging, before the dams, before numerous other actions that altered the stream. River Dreams reveals the complex history of the Cooks River in south-eastern Sydney — a river renowned as Australia’s most altered and polluted. While nineteenth century developers called it ‘improvement’, the sugar mill, tanneries, and factories that lined the banks of Sydney's Cooks River had drastic consequences for the health of the river. Local Aboriginal people became fringe dwellers, and over time the river became severely compromised, with many ecosystems damaged or destroyed. Later, a large section was turned into a concrete canal, and in the late 1940s the river was rerouted for the expansion of Sydney Airport. While much of the river has been rehabilitated in recent decades by passionate local groups and through government initiatives, it continues to be a source of controversy with rapid apartment development placing new stresses on the region. River Dreams is a timely reminder of the need to tread cautiously in seeking to dominate, or ignore, our environment. A beautiful book that reminds us that Australians are river people as much as we are bush or coast dwellers.’ — IAN HOSKINS
Author : New South Wales
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Page : 150 pages
File Size : 13,61 MB
Release : 1903
Category : Law
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Author : Frank Hutchinson
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Page : 508 pages
File Size : 27,53 MB
Release : 1896
Category : Agriculture
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Author : New South Wales
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Page : 1234 pages
File Size : 40,59 MB
Release : 1896
Category : Law
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Author : New South Wales. Parliament. Legislative Council
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Page : 1468 pages
File Size : 41,48 MB
Release : 1903
Category : New South Wales
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Author : New South Wales
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Page : 1368 pages
File Size : 41,95 MB
Release : 1861
Category : Law
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Author : New South Wales. Parliament. Legislative Assembly
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Page : 654 pages
File Size : 44,37 MB
Release : 1908
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Author : New South Wales. Parliament. Legislative Council
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Page : 306 pages
File Size : 18,44 MB
Release : 1924
Category : New South Wales
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