02589nam 2200565 a 450 991079232490332120230721015910.01-74223-229-9(CKB)2670000000019214(EBL)533816(OCoLC)635291475(SSID)ssj0000487793(PQKBManifestationID)12157284(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000487793(PQKBWorkID)10445814(PQKB)10815785(MiAaPQ)EBC533816(Au-PeEL)EBL533816(CaPaEBR)ebr10381405(EXLCZ)99267000000001921420100525d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSydney Harbour[electronic resource] a history /Ian HoskinsSydney, N.S.W. UNSW Press20091 online resource (368 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-74223-282-5 1-921410-16-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. [346]-347) and index.Contents; Introduction; 1. The harbour people; 2. An unexpected harbour; 3. From convicts to commerce; 4. Possession secured; 5. Foreshore defenders; 6. A harbour of wonder, a harbour of filth; 7. Big plans and a bridge; 8. Workers and warriors; 9. Modern harbour; 10. The people's harbour; Acknowledgments; Notes; Select bibliography; IndexIn 1925 DH Lawrence described a 'huge, restless, modern Sydney, whose million inhabitants seem to slip like fishes from one side of the harbour to the other'. What was true then had been the case for centuries before, and decades since. Sydney Harbour has been a defining element for the people who have lived around it since the time of the harbour clans - a means of communication, a barrier, a resource to be exploited, a place of beauty, spirit and meaning. Sydney Harbour explores the story of the waterway from the time of the Gameragal, Gadigal and others to contemporary debates about the futHarborsAustraliaSydney (N.S.W.)HarborsAustraliaSydney (N.S.W.)Pictorial worksSydney Harbour (N.S.W.)HistorySydney Harbour (N.S.W.)Pictorial worksHarborsHarbors994.41Hoskins Ian1585120MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910792324903321Sydney Harbour3869425UNINA