Brisbane burns : how the great fires of 1864 shaped a city and its people / Sharyn Merkley.
Brisbane burns : how the great fires of 1864 shaped a city and its people / Sharyn Merkley.
Brisbane burns : how the great fires of 1864 shaped a city and its people / Sharyn Merkley.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Samford Valley, QLD Australian Academic Press Group Pty. Ltd., 2017.
Call Numbers
H 2017/3907
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xii, 248 pages : illustrations, portraits, facsimiles ; 25 cm.
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
Samford Valley, QLD Australian Academic Press Group Pty. Ltd., 2017.
Place of Publication
Queensland
Date Published
2017.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Australian
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Scope and Contents
Summary
1864 was a tough year for the fledgling town of Brisbane as it struggled to throw off the shackles of its origins as a harsh penal settlement. Commerce was vital to this northern outpost and its heart beat along Queen Street - a rough dirt track lined by deep open drains and constantly rutted by the busy traffic of horse drawn vehicles. Two devasta...
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Brisbane burns : how the great fires of 1864 shaped a city and its people / Sharyn Merkley.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-248)
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Date Copyright
©2017
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H 2017/3907
Record Identifier
74VKVG6AA8rO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVG6AA8rO
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ISBN
9781925644005
DDC
994.31
MMS ID
991024151215402626
