Georges River Blues swamps, mangroves and resident Action, 1945-1980

The lower Georges River, on Dharawal and Dharug lands, was a place of fishing grounds, swimming holes and picnics in the early twentieth century. But this all changed after World War II, when rapidly expanding industry and increasing population fell heaviest on this river, polluting its waters and d...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Goodall, Heather
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Acton, Australian Capital Territory ANU Press 2022, 2022
Series:World Forest History Series
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Collection: JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The lower Georges River, on Dharawal and Dharug lands, was a place of fishing grounds, swimming holes and picnics in the early twentieth century. But this all changed after World War II, when rapidly expanding industry and increasing population fell heaviest on this river, polluting its waters and destroying its bush
Item Description:Licensed under Creative Commons. Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
Physical Description:xxii, 303 pages illustrations, maps
ISBN:1760464635