Harnessing The River Murray
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Author |
: Helen Stagg |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 265 |
Release |
: 2015-06-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0646937677 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780646937670 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (77 Downloads) |
Synopsis Harnessing the River Murray by : Helen Stagg
This book celebrates the lives of those who were involved in the works which flowed from the River Murray Waters Act of 1915. The focus is on the first nine locks and weirs which were built by South Australia over a period of twenty years. Combining oral history and archival research, Helen Stagg shares stories of the construction communities whose itinerant lifestyle led to them being referred to as 'the great wandering class'. However, the communities are shown to have been relatively settled with their own school and with an active social and sporting calendar. Dances, silent movies, horse races, carnivals and occasional visiting entertainers provided a balance for the difficult living and working conditions. Health care was precarious and hardship affected many; work-time was reduced, accidents were common and tragedy took a toll but the people faced these issues together. The second part of the book consists of the memories of seven people who were children of lock builders. In addition, there are details of over 500 accidents, petitions signed by the lock families for services and a chronology of events. Today, irrigation and a reliable water supply sustain towns and cities along the Murray River and scores of riverboats enjoy ready transit through the locks. This book provides an insight into the life and times of the resilient people who harnessed the River Murray between 1915 and 1935.
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Total Pages |
: 7 |
Release |
: 1955 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:216168621 |
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Rating |
: 4/5 (21 Downloads) |
Synopsis Harnessing the River Murray by :
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Total Pages |
: 1134 |
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: 1915 |
ISBN-10 |
: UCAL:C2552937 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (37 Downloads) |
Synopsis Board of Trade Journal by :
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Total Pages |
: 804 |
Release |
: 1921 |
ISBN-10 |
: NYPL:33433062664267 |
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Rating |
: 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
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Total Pages |
: 1052 |
Release |
: 1915 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105216948930 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (30 Downloads) |
Synopsis Board of Trade Journal of Tariff and Trade Notices and Miscellaneous Commercial Information by :
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: Margaret Cook |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 299 |
Release |
: 2022-05-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781108917117 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1108917119 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (17 Downloads) |
Synopsis Cities in a Sunburnt Country by : Margaret Cook
As Australian cities face uncertain water futures, what insights can the history of Aboriginal and settler relationships with water yield? Residents have come to expect reliable, safe, and cheap water, but natural limits and the costs of maintaining and expanding water networks are at odds with forms and cultures of urban water use. Cities in a Sunburnt Country is the first comparative study of the provision, use, and social impact of water and water infrastructure in Australia's five largest cities. Drawing on environmental, urban, and economic history, this co-authored book challenges widely held assumptions, both in Australia and around the world, about water management, consumption, and sustainability. From the 'living water' of Aboriginal cultures to the rise of networked water infrastructure, the book invites us to take a long view of how water has shaped our cities, and how urban water systems and cultures might weather a warming world.
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: Australia. Parliament |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 1264 |
Release |
: 1949 |
ISBN-10 |
: SRLF:A0001976737 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (37 Downloads) |
Synopsis Parliamentary Debates by : Australia. Parliament
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: World Power Conference. Sectional Meeting |
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Total Pages |
: 1288 |
Release |
: 1958 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015021309110 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (10 Downloads) |
Synopsis Section B.4: Power and agriculture by : World Power Conference. Sectional Meeting
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Total Pages |
: 800 |
Release |
: 1920 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015075021520 |
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Rating |
: 4/5 (20 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Technical Review by :
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: Royal Society of Arts (Great Britain) |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 882 |
Release |
: 1921 |
ISBN-10 |
: UIUC:30112007628172 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (72 Downloads) |
Synopsis Journal of the Royal Society of Arts by : Royal Society of Arts (Great Britain)