The Australia Day Regatta / Christine Cheater & Jennifer Debenham.
The Australia Day Regatta / Christine Cheater & Jennifer Debenham.
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Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
Sydney, N.S.W. NewSouth Publishing, 2014.
Call Numbers
G 2014/5876 , H 2014/1352
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MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
304 pages, 32 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some colour), facsimiles, portraits, photographs (some colour) ; 25 cm.
Content type
still image
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
1.A Maritime Nation (1788--1830s) -- 2.Patriotic Dinners and Anniversary Day Regattas (1830s) -- 3.A Band of Gentlemen (1838--1860s) -- 4.Sydney's Maritime Playground (1841--1875) -- 5.The Grand Theatre of Attraction (1850s--1888) -- 6.A Sporting Nation (1890--1901) -- 7.A 'Time-Honoured' Tradition...
Publication information
Publisher
Sydney, N.S.W. NewSouth Publishing, 2014.
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
2014.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Australian
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"The Australia Day Regatta has been held on Sydney Harbour every year since 1837. Believed to be the oldest continuously held annual regatta in the world, it has grown and flourished and today involves close to 700 vessels from ocean-going yachts to small sailing dinghies and thousands of participants." --Back cover.
Alternative Titles
Full title
The Australia Day Regatta / Christine Cheater & Jennifer Debenham.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
"A UNSW Press book"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references pages 289-291 and index.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2014.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
G 2014/5876 , H 2014/1352
Record Identifier
74VKvDKKlblM
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKvDKKlblM
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9781742234021 (paperback)
DDC
797.14099441
MMS ID
991021423269702626
