Either drought or plenty : water development and management in New South Wales
Lloyd, C. J.UUUU
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This book documents the often controversial development of water policy and administration in New South Wales. This includes the origins of water usage from the ingenious hydraulic systems of the Aborigines to the discovery by the First Fleet in 1788.
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Imprint:
Sydney NSW Department of Water Resources
Collation:
311 pages black and white photographs
Contents:
Aboriginal water quest; In the valley of the tank stream; the regime of the Rivers; Tanks, dams and wells; Water into gold; River highways; Death tracks; Liquid gold; Muddy waters; Town water; Channels of God; Irrigation water; Growing up; The MIA a new province; Poet and pheasant an interlude; Water industry; 1910-45; A reservoir of snow; A mature water economy?
ISBN:
0864172044
Dewey class:
333.911 EIT
Local class:
333.911
Language:
English
Subject:
Water resources development -- New South WalesWater supply -- Sydney (N.S.W.) -- HistoryFloods -- New South Wales -- HistoryDams -- New South Wales -- HistoryNatural resources -- New South Wales -- ManagementWater quality management -- New South WalesDroughts -- New South WalesWarragamba Dam (NSW)Nepean River (NSW) -- Discovery and exploration
BRN:
65294
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research | Local Book | 333.911 EIT | Not for loan (Set: 10 Feb 2016) |