The Australian book of disasters
Writer, Larry2011
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This book features enthralling stories of catastrophe and survival and courage in the face of enormous odds. With chapters covering the breadth of this harsh land, it includes detailed accounts of the events burnt into Australias national memory
Main title:
The Australian book of disasters / by Larry Writer
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Imprint:
Millers Point Pier 9 2011
Collation:
223 p. illustrations
Contents:
ch. 1 The Wreck of the Dunbar -- ch. 2 Cyclone Mahina's Trail of Destruction -- ch. 3 The Spanish Flu Pandemic -- ch. 4 The Mount Mulligan Mine Explosion -- ch. 5 The Sinking of the Greycliffe -- ch. 6 The Tasmanian Floods -- ch. 7 The Great Melbourne Storm -- ch. 8 The Broome Cyclone -- ch. 9 Bondi's Black Sunday -- ch. 10 The TAA Fokker Friendship Disaster -- ch. 11 The Collapse of the West Gate Bridge -- ch. 12 Cyclone Tracy -- ch. 13 The Granville Train Smash -- ch. 14 The Alice Springs Balloon Plunge -- ch. 15 The Newcastle Earthquake -- ch. 16 The Boondall Bus Crash -- ch. 17 Landslide at Thredbo -- ch. 18 The Sydney Hailstorm -- ch. 19 The Lockhart River Plane Crash -- ch. 20 The Black Saturday Bushfires -- ch. 21 Shipwreck at Christmas Island -- ch. 22 The Queensland Floods.
ISBN:
9781741969023 (pbk)
Dewey class:
904 AUS
Local class:
904
Language:
English
BRN:
90342
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