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Sydney beaches : a history / / Caroline Ford ; design, Di Quick ; cover design, Sandy Cull



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Autore: Ford Caroline Visualizza persona
Titolo: Sydney beaches : a history / / Caroline Ford ; design, Di Quick ; cover design, Sandy Cull Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Sydney, New South Wales : , : NewSouth, , 2014
©2014
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (328 p.)
Disciplina: 333.780994
Soggetto topico: Beaches - Australia - History
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Persona (resp. second.): QuickDi
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Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: About the Author: Caroline Ford; Contents; Introduction: Making Waves; 1. Battle for the Beach; 2. Surf City; 3. A Canvas Sea Change; 4. Castles in the Sand; 5. The Shark Menace; 6. A Military Invasion; 7. Young and Restless; 8. Surfing in Sewage; 9. A shifting Shoreline; Epilogue: Beyond the Breakers; Acknowledgments; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Picture Credits; Index
Sommario/riassunto: Shark attacks and sewage slicks, lifesavers and surfers, amusement parks and beach camps - the beach is Sydney's most iconic landscape feature. From Palm Beach in the north to Cronulla in the south, Sydney's coastline teems with life. People from around the city escape to the beaches to swim, surf, play and lie in the sun. Sydney Beaches tells the story of how Sydneysiders developed their love of the beach, from 19th century picnickers to the surfing and sun-baking pioneers a century later. But Sydney's beaches have another history, one that is lesser known and more intriguing. Our world-famou
Titolo autorizzato: Sydney beaches  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-74224-684-2
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910478856303321
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