An Historical Geography of Modern Australia: The Restive FringeThis is a substantial study immediately established itself as essential reading for all those with a serious interest in Australian studies. |
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... century : a social geography . R. J. DENNIS 5 Explorations in historical geography : interpretative essays . Edited by A. R. H. BAKER and DEREK GREGORY 6 The tithe surveys of England and Wales . R. J. P. KAIN and H. C. PRINCE 7 Human ...
... century : a social geography . R. J. DENNIS 5 Explorations in historical geography : interpretative essays . Edited by A. R. H. BAKER and DEREK GREGORY 6 The tithe surveys of England and Wales . R. J. P. KAIN and H. C. PRINCE 7 Human ...
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... . Australia History - 20th century . I. Title . II . Series . DU96.5.P69 1987 . 911'.94 dc19 87-19724 CIP . ISBN 0 521 25619 4 hardback ISBN 0 521 40829 6 paperback CE Contents List of illustrations List of tables Preface CRIMSON THREAD.
... . Australia History - 20th century . I. Title . II . Series . DU96.5.P69 1987 . 911'.94 dc19 87-19724 CIP . ISBN 0 521 25619 4 hardback ISBN 0 521 40829 6 paperback CE Contents List of illustrations List of tables Preface CRIMSON THREAD.
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... century of fluctuations in the area sown to wheat , by states 71 The resilient Bradfield Plan for watering the inland 72 Salinisation in Victoria's wheat - belt ( 1983 ) 73 A modern speculation on regional agricultural potential 321 323 ...
... century of fluctuations in the area sown to wheat , by states 71 The resilient Bradfield Plan for watering the inland 72 Salinisation in Victoria's wheat - belt ( 1983 ) 73 A modern speculation on regional agricultural potential 321 323 ...
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... century 3 Forestry in the Victorian public service 4 Australian forests , 1901 5 Land tenure , 1901 6 Closer Settlement systems in Australia and New Zealand 7 Commonwealth taxation and Closer Settlement 8 Private land acquired for ...
... century 3 Forestry in the Victorian public service 4 Australian forests , 1901 5 Land tenure , 1901 6 Closer Settlement systems in Australia and New Zealand 7 Commonwealth taxation and Closer Settlement 8 Private land acquired for ...
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... century , which allows geographers favouring historical approaches to seek a productive dialogue with their immediate colleagues in other systematic fields and with social , economic , regional and environ- mental historians in the ...
... century , which allows geographers favouring historical approaches to seek a productive dialogue with their immediate colleagues in other systematic fields and with social , economic , regional and environ- mental historians in the ...
Contents
Prodigal children an introduction | 3 |
Centennial | 7 |
Fringe bush outback | 9 |
Imperialism federationism resource management | 14 |
State and nation | 19 |
Domesticating the fringe | 30 |
State socialism in the bush | 41 |
Outback interrogations | 55 |
Perspective | 189 |
Nationalism and dependency 195086 | 195 |
A changing society | 205 |
The peopling of Australia | 206 |
The modern pattern | 212 |
The social issues irritant | 217 |
Environmentalism | 231 |
The Janus face of Australian industry | 250 |
Building the temple 191450 | 67 |
Imperialism Protectionism democratic nationalism | 72 |
Government managerialism in Australia | 81 |
Debt of honour Soldier Settlement 191529 | 90 |
An imperial yeomanry | 91 |
the Australian schemes | 100 |
a case study | 111 |
Yeomen and bureaucrats | 116 |
Science and the frontier | 121 |
Griffith Taylor and the ecumene | 129 |
Environmentalism versus possibilism | 137 |
Conservation and planning in the last of lands | 150 |
Save Australia | 152 |
Town and regional planning | 169 |
New states and the regional concept | 179 |
Basic patterns | 251 |
Structural change and global reorganisation | 254 |
Industry and environmentalism | 268 |
Aboriginal lands in an industrialised society | 281 |
Agriculture and the modern federation | 286 |
Government and nongovernment responses | 288 |
Stopandgo frontiers | 302 |
the modern dairying industry | 307 |
Scrubcountry renovations | 312 |
challenges to irrigation | 322 |
Conclusion arrivals and departures | 334 |
Notes | 342 |
Select Bibliography | 377 |
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Aboriginal Adelaide administrative agricultural American areas Austra Australian Geographer Brigalow Britain British Canberra capital cent centres century Closer Settlement colonial Commission Commonwealth Conservation contemporary dairy debate districts early economic empire environment environmental example export farmers farming favoured federal Figure forest Forestry geography of Australia Goyder's Line Griffith Taylor groups growth Ibid immigrants imperial improved increased industry inter-war interest investment irrigation J. M. Powell Labor land settlement landscape Little Desert major manufacturing markets Melbourne ment million acres modern Northern Territory offered official Ord River organisations overseas pastoral pioneer planning political politicians population post-war production programmes Queensland regional Report rural schemes sector significant social society soil Soldier Settlement Soldier Settlers South Australia South Wales spatial Sydney Tasmania Taylor town trade urban Victoria Western Australia wheat White Australia Policy Zealand