The Northern Rivers region of New South Wales : the pioneering years / John Rogers
- Bib ID:
- 8049739
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Rogers, John, author
- Description:
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- Randwick, NSW : Aln House Press, [2018]
- ©2018
- 151 pages : map ; 23 cm.
- ISBN:
- 9780646998909 (paperback)
- Summary:
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Covers the period 1837-1901 during which the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales was transformed from an undiscovered wilderness to a settled, prosperous and peaceful place based principally on it's timber, beef, sugar and dairy industries.It focuses on the factors that brought about this transformation. Included here is the Region's geography notably it's rich growing environment and extensive system of rivers based on the Clarence, Richmond and Tweed by which the movement of people and goods could be facilitated. Covered also is the critical importance of the Crown Lands Alienation Act of 1861 that freed land for settlement at a time people brought out under the Colony's emigration program were available to take up that land.Other sections deal with the Region's discovery and the successes and failures of the principal agricultural industries. Also, there are histories of the main towns and individuals who made significant contributions to it's success. Where relevant events are set in the context of the political and economic evolution of New South Wales.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
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- Publication date:
- 2018
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