Mines, Wines and People
Author: William Stanley Parkes
Publisher: Greater Cessnock City Council
Published: 1979-01-01
Total Pages: 317
ISBN-13: 9780959694802
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Publisher: Greater Cessnock City Council
Published: 1979-01-01
Total Pages: 317
ISBN-13: 9780959694802
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: John Hughes
Publisher: Giramondo Publishing
Published: 2004-08-15
Total Pages: 155
ISBN-13: 1920882499
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Idea of Home is a collection of five autobiographical essays, in which John Hughes reflects on growing up in the Hunter Valley coal-mining town of Cessnock, in a household ruled by memories of the Ukraine, from which his mother’s family fled during the Second World War.
Author: Gary J. Brierley
Publisher: Island Press
Published: 2012-09-26
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13: 1610911059
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Across much of the industrialized world, rivers that were physically transformed and ecologically ruined to facilitate industrial and agricultural development are now the focus of restoration and rehabilitation efforts. River Futures discusses the emergence of this new era of river repair and documents a comprehensive biophysical framework for river science and management. The book considers what can be done to maximize prospects for improving river health while maintaining or enhancing the provision of ecosystem services over the next fifty to one-hundred years. It provides a holistic overview of considerations that underpin the use of science in river management, emphasizing cross-disciplinary understanding that builds on a landscape template. The book frames the development of integrative river science and its application to river rehabilitation programs develops a coherent set of guiding principles with which to approach integrative river science considers the application of cross-disciplinary thinking in river rehabilitation experiences from around the world examines the crossover between science and management, outlining issues that must be addressed to promote healthier river futures Case studies explore practical applications in different parts of the world, highlighting approaches to the use of integrative river science, measures of success, and steps that could be taken to improve performance in future efforts. River Futures offers a positive, practical, and constructive focus that directly addresses the major challenge of a new era of river conservation and rehabilitation—that of bringing together the diverse and typically discipline-bound sets of knowledge and practices that are involved in repairing rivers. It is a valuable resource for anyone involved in river restoration and management, including restorationists, scientists, managers, and policymakers, as well as undergraduate and graduate students.
Author: Rhonda Geale
Publisher:
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 100
ISBN-13: 9780949579126
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Christine Eslick
Publisher: UNSW Press
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 458
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Nicholas Faith
Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
Published: 2003-04-17
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 1845336097
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →How did Australia achieve such phenomenal success in its wine business? Historian and critically acclaimed wine writer Nicholas Faith gives an indepth account of the growth and international boom of Australia's wine industry and describes how these wines have risen to the point of becoming the world's number one choice. This is the first book to chart the success story of Austalia's wine trade.
Author: Mark McKay
Publisher: Wakefield Press
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 180
ISBN-13: 9781862544734
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →On Tap delves into the annals of pub-lore to discover funny, sad, illuminating and intriguing episodes and incidents in the life of this great Australian institution. The author has collected anecdotes, serious history, folklore tall stories and urban myths about Australians and pubs.
Author: Royal Australian Historical Society
Publisher:
Published: 1982
Total Pages: 670
ISBN-13:
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