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Sydney Harbour : a history / Ian Hoskins.

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LH 994.41 HOSK
Local History   Double Bay . Not for Loan .  
994.41 HOSK
Adult Non Fiction   Double Bay . Available .  
994.41 HOSK
Adult Non Fiction   Paddington . Available .  
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Record Number 656527
ISBN 9781742232829 (pbk.)
Author Hoskins, Ian
Title Sydney Harbour : a history / Ian Hoskins.
Edition Paperback ed.
Publisher/Date Sydney : University of New South Wales Press, 2011, c2009.
Pagination etc. viii, 359 p., [40] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 23 cm.
Contents note First published in 2009.
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary Note In 1925 DH Lawrence described a huge, restless, modern Sydney, whose million inhabitants seem to slip like fishes from one side of the harbour to the other. What was true then had been the case for centuries before, and decades since. Sydney Harbour: A History explores the story of this great waterway.
Subject Harbors -- New South Wales -- Sydney
Harbors -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- Pictorial works
Sydney Harbour (N.S.W.) -- History
Sydney Harbour (N.S.W.) -- Pictorial works
Sydney (N.S.W.) -- Description and travel
Sydney (N.S.W.) -- History -- Pictorial works
Shelf Location 994.41 HOSK
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