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Record Nr.

UNINA9910547701003321

Autore

Goodall Heather

Titolo

Georges River Blues : Swamps, Mangroves and Resident Action, 1945-1980

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Canberra, : ANU Press, 2022

Canberra : , : ANU Press, , 2022

©2022

ISBN

1-76046-463-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (328 pages)

Collana

World Forest History

Soggetti

Australasian & Pacific history

Demonstrations & protest movements

Environmentalist, conservationist & Green organizations

Environmental management

Conservation of the environment

Pollution & threats to the environment

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

The lower Georges River, on Dharawal and Dharug lands, was a place of fishing grounds, swimming holes and picnics in the early twentieth century. But this all changed after World War II, when rapidly expanding industry and increasing population fell heaviest on this river, polluting its waters and destroying its bush.