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A definitive account of the natural history of the Hawkesbury River and the pivotal role it has played in history.

Table of Contents
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgements
  • Conversions
  • Prologue – the best hidden river in the world
  • 1: Geography – Physical and human
  • 2: Geology – A skeleton of sandstone
  • 3: How the Hawkesbury came to be an estuary
  • 4: Hydrology – Floods, droughts and river regulation
  • 5: The vexed matter of water quality
  • 6: Biota – Plants, animals and mythical creatures
  • 7: Jewels in the crown – The protected areas
  • 8: An Aboriginal river
  • 9: European discovery and early exploration
  • 10: European occupation and exploitation
  • 11: Barrier I – Road and ferry crossings
  • 12: Barrier II – Railway crossings
  • 13: Conduit – Boats and shipping
  • 14: A strategic river – Defending the northern gateway to Sydney
  • 15: The river as muse – Artists, musicians and writers inspired by the Hawkesbury
  • 16: Epilogue – Whither the Hawkesbury?
  • References
  • Index

The Hawkesbury River

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    Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
    Publication Date: 01/07/2017
    ISBN13: 9780643107595, 978-0643107595
    ISBN10: 0643107592
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    Limnology (inland waters) History of science

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    A definitive account of the natural history of the Hawkesbury River and the pivotal role it has played in history.

    Table of Contents
    • Foreword
    • Acknowledgements
    • Conversions
    • Prologue – the best hidden river in the world
    • 1: Geography – Physical and human
    • 2: Geology – A skeleton of sandstone
    • 3: How the Hawkesbury came to be an estuary
    • 4: Hydrology – Floods, droughts and river regulation
    • 5: The vexed matter of water quality
    • 6: Biota – Plants, animals and mythical creatures
    • 7: Jewels in the crown – The protected areas
    • 8: An Aboriginal river
    • 9: European discovery and early exploration
    • 10: European occupation and exploitation
    • 11: Barrier I – Road and ferry crossings
    • 12: Barrier II – Railway crossings
    • 13: Conduit – Boats and shipping
    • 14: A strategic river – Defending the northern gateway to Sydney
    • 15: The river as muse – Artists, musicians and writers inspired by the Hawkesbury
    • 16: Epilogue – Whither the Hawkesbury?
    • References
    • Index

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