Sydney Harbour : a history
Hoskins, Ian2009
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Explores the story of the waterway from the time of the Gameragal, Gadigal and others to contemporary debates about the future of the working harbour. It lays out the interaction between the harbour and the people who inhabited and shaped it
Main title:
Sydney Harbour : a history / by Ian Hoskins
Author:
Imprint:
Sydney University of New South Wales Press 2009
Collation:
359 p. illustrations maps
Contents:
The harbour people - An unexpected harbour - From convicts to commerce - Possession secured - Foreshore defenders - A harbour of wonder, a harbour of filth - Big plans and a bridge - Workers and warriors - Modern harbour - The people's harbour
ISBN:
9781921410161 (pbk)
Dewey class:
994.41 SYD
Local class:
994.41
Language:
English
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BRN:
126460
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