Australia's Great River: the Murray Valley - Past and Present

Horizon, Swan Hill, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. 1.0 kg; 256 pp. (double columns). the binding and book are in very good condition, with the dust jacket rubbed at the tips of the fold others and the top and bottom of the spine, and also having a 0.5 inch tear at the bottom right-hand side of the front panel. Endpaper maps, illustrations in colour and b&w, maps. This book is a book about the interplay of people and their surroundings. Its constant theme is the way in which men and women have responded to multiform challenge. -- it draws together the Valley's initial peopling tens of thousands of years ago, the explorers' initial contact with the Aboriginal groups and the Valley, the arrival of cattleman and sheep men in search of pastures, the gold rush days, the farming phase, the arrival of the irrigators, and the expansion that has come with the consolidation of activities in recent decades. It describes the region's magnificent National Parks and explains the significance of the work of the National Trust in preserving the Valley's rare heritage in fine buildings." -- front fold over blurb Of Aboriginal interest. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: History; Aboriginal; Local History -- Victoria; Australia; ISBN: 0909119007. ISBN/EAN: 9780909119003. Inventory No: 0225676. . 9780909119003