The Riverina story : water, wine and wealth
Gray, Barry2009
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Barry Gray has produced a meticulously researched comprehensive history of the wine industry in the Riverina district. This book details how a once-desolate area of NSW became a thriving agricultural region through the addition of managed water resources.
Main title:
The Riverina story : water, wine and wealth / by Barry Gray
Author:
Imprint:
Dural Delivery Centre N.S.W. Rosenberg 2009
Collation:
191 p. ill colour illustrations maps
Contents:
Of wine, water and wilderness - Out of the wilderness - The vision takes shape - The failure of soldier settlement in the Mirrool - The grape growers of the Mirrool - From vegetables to vines - Combating the forces of nature - Market forces - Winemaking - The winemakers - Where to next?
ISBN:
9781877058851 (pbk)
Dewey class:
994.48 RIV
Local class:
994.48
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
40120
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 994.48 RIV | Available |