The Pilbara : from the deserts profits come / Bradon Ellem.
The Pilbara : from the deserts profits come / Bradon Ellem.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Uwa Pub, 2017.
Crawley, Western Australia UWA Publishing, 2017.
Date
2017.
Call Numbers
H 2017/2386
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MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
viii, 256 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), map ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
cartographic image
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
pt. One From the Deserts the Prophets Come -- 1.Mining the Pilbara -- pt. Two A Union Place -- 2.`Tethered to the World' -- 3.Frontiers of Control -- 4.Contested Terrain -- pt. Three The Companies Fight Back -- 5.War of Attrition: Robe River -- 6.Frontal Assault: Hamersley Iron -- 7.`The Last 500':...
Publication information
Publisher
Uwa Pub, 2017.
Crawley, Western Australia UWA Publishing, 2017.
Place of Publication
Western Australia
Date Published
2017.
2017.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Australian
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Scope and Contents
Summary
The Pilbara has become central to the Australian economy and imagination. With millions of tonnes of iron ore being shipped out to China, the Pilbara is a media staple, through stories of mining companies' profits, the earnings of fly-in-fly-out workers and the wealth of new entrepreneurs. For all this, what we know about a vital region such as th...
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Full title
The Pilbara : from the deserts profits come / Bradon Ellem.
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Author / Creator
Notes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Date Copyright
©2017
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Call Numbers
H 2017/2386
Record Identifier
74VKVXOJk5qA
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVXOJk5qA
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9781742589305
DDC
338.273099413
MMS ID
991024115694802626
