The Murray : a river and its people / Paul Sinclair.
Publication details: Carlton South, Vic. : Melbourne University Press, 2001.Description: xiv, 303 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 25 cmISBN:- 0522849407 :
- 0522849881 :
- Human ecology -- Murray River (N.S.W.-S.A.) -- History
- Environmental degradation -- Murray River Region (N.S.W.-S.A.)
- Human ecology -- Australia -- Murray River (N.S.W.-S. Aust.) -- History
- Environmental degradation -- Australia -- Murray River Region (N.S.W.-S. Aust.)
- Human ecology -- Murray River (N.S.W.-S. Aust.) -- History
- Environmental degradation -- Murray River Region (N.S.W.-S. Aust.)
- Murray River Region (N.S.W.-S.A.) -- Environmental conditions
- Murray River Region (N.S.W.-S.A.) -- Social life and customs
- Murray River (N.S.W.-S. Aust.) -- History
- Murray River (N.S.W.-S.A.) -- History
- Murray River Region (N.S.W.-S. Aust.) -- Environmental conditions
- Murray River Region (N.S.W.-S. Aust.) -- Social life and customs
- 333.7845/09944 21
- 304.209944 21
- DU180.M8 S56 2001
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Non-Fiction | 333.784 SIN | Available | 063831 |
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references : ( p. 270-295) and index.
1. Two visions -- 2. The unregulated and regulated river -- 3. An elusive and ancient river -- 4. Along the oven roads -- 5. Practical forgetfulness -- 6. Harnessing the Murray waters -- 7. Keeping the river under control -- 8. From swimming holes to swimming pools -- 9. A natural or unnatural river? -- 10. The meaning of Murray cod -- 11. Square hooks -- 12. The importance of remembering fish -- 13. The European carp invasion -- 14. Ideas to understand a new world -- 15. Selling the river experience -- 16. Turning away from the river -- 17. The big picture.
A picture of Australia's major river, the Murray. The focus is on shifts and changes: the heyday of the riverboats and their transformation into a tourist attraction; the decline of the Murray cod; the alteration of flow patterns and species; and the changing fortunes of the river towns.
