Cosmopolitan conservationists : greening modern Sydney / Peggy James.
Cosmopolitan conservationists : greening modern Sydney / Peggy James.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
North Melbourne, Vic : Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2013.
Melbourne, Vic Australian Scholarly, 2013.
Date
2013.
Call Numbers
H 2013/2952 , G 2013/8075
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MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
x, 291 pages : illustrations, portraits, maps ; 25 cm.
Content type
cartographic image
text
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Acknowledgements -- Preface -- 1. An Exotic Garden City? -- 2. David Stead and the Wonder of Wildlife -- 3. Walter Burley Griffin Creates a Spirited Community -- 4. Charles Bean Makes a Play for Health -- 5. Thistle Harris Cultivates the Flower Child -- 6. Norman Weekes Plans a Garden Region of the...
Publication information
Publisher
North Melbourne, Vic : Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2013.
Melbourne, Vic Australian Scholarly, 2013.
Place of Publication
Victoria
Date Published
2013.
2013.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Australian
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Tells the stories of the intertwined lives and writings of a network of conservationists in early 20th century Sydney, which included David Stead, Walter Burley Griffin, Charles Bean, Thistle Harris, Norman Weekes, Marie Byles, Myles Dunphy and Annie Wyatt.
Alternative Titles
Full title
Cosmopolitan conservationists : greening modern Sydney / Peggy James.
Spine title
Cosmopolitan conservationists.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Includes index.
Includes bibliographic references (pages 276-282) and index.
Mitchell Library copy at H 2013/2952. Submission for Premier's History Award.
National Biography Award contender, 2014.
Audience note
Tertiary/Undergraduate, General.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2013.
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
H 2013/2952 , G 2013/8075
Record Identifier
74VKqEKBK0Ol
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKqEKBK0Ol
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9781925003086 :
DDC
994.4104
MMS ID
991020298639702626
