The Wealth and Progress of New South Wales

The Wealth and Progress of New South Wales
Author: T. A. Coghlan
Publisher: Palala Press
Total Pages: 888
Release: 2018-02-24
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781378605042

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New Towns in the New World

New Towns in the New World
Author: David Allan Hamer
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 404
Release: 1990
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780231066204

Hamer has written a broad, comparative overview of the evolution of British-derived urban traditions in four former colonies: the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

Archibald Liversidge, FRS

Archibald Liversidge, FRS
Author: Roy M. MacLeod
Publisher: Sydney University Press
Total Pages: 658
Release: 2009
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1920898808

When Archibald Liversidge first arrived at Sydney University in 1872 as reader in Geology and Assistant in the Laboratory he had about ten students and two rooms in the main building. In 1874 he became professor of geology and mineralogy and by 1879 he had persuaded the senate to open a faculty of science. He became its first dean in 1882. In 1880 he visited Europe as a trustee of the Australian Museum and his report helped to establish the Industrial, Technological and Sanitary Museum which formed the basis of the present Powerhouse Museum's collection. Liversidge also played a major role in the setting up of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science which held its first congress in 1888. For anyone interested in Archibald Liversidge, his contribution to crystallography, mineral chemistry, chemical geology, strategic minerals policy and a wider field of colonial science.

Catalogue

Catalogue
Author: New South Wales Free Public Library, Sydney
Publisher:
Total Pages: 260
Release: 1895
Genre:
ISBN:

An Economic History of Australia

An Economic History of Australia
Author: Edward Shann
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 473
Release: 2016-02-25
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1316601676

Originally published in 1930, this book provides an account of Australian economic development from 1788 up until the early twentieth century. The text is divided into three main sections: 'Convicts, Wool, and Gold 1788-1860'; 'Colonial Particularism 1860-1900'; 'The Commonwealth'. Notes are incorporated throughout. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in perspectives on the development of Australia and economic history.