The Murray : a river and its people / Paul Sinclair
- Bib ID:
- 2573337
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Sinclair, Paul, 1969-
- Description:
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- Carlton South, Vic. : Melbourne University Press, 2001
- xiv, 303 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 0522849407 (paperback)
- 0522849881 (hardback)
- Summary:
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A picture of Australia's major river, the Murray. The focus is on shifts and changes: the heyday of the riverboats and their transformation into a tourist attraction; the decline of the Murray cod; the alteration of flow patterns and species; and the changing fortunes of the river towns.
- Full contents:
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- 1. Two visions
- 2. The unregulated and regulated river
- 3. An elusive and ancient river
- 4. Along the oven roads
- 5. Practical forgetfulness
- 6. Harnessing the Murray waters
- 7. Keeping the river under control
- 8. From swimming holes to swimming pools
- 9. A natural or unnatural river?
- 10. The meaning of Murray cod
- 11. Square hooks
- 12. The importance of remembering fish
- 13. The European carp invasion
- 14. Ideas to understand a new world
- 15. Selling the river experience
- 16. Turning away from the river
- 17. The big picture.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references : ( p. 270-295) and index.
- Subject:
- Copyright:
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- Publication date:
- 2001
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