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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
      Published 1 July 2017
      ISBN-13 9780643107595
      978-0643107595
      ISBN-10 0643107592
      Also in:
      Earth Sciences, Geography & Environment Limnology (inland waters) Science & Nature 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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