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Brisbae, QLD: Boolarong Publications, 1988. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. xv, 268pp; numerous b/w illustrations. The edges of the dust jacket are a little flared, but this is otherwise a good copy. (Due to the size/weight of this book, an extra shipping charge may apply.).
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Brisbane The First Thirty Years Hardcover - 1990
by Ross Johnston; W. Ross Johnston
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- Title Brisbane The First Thirty Years
- Author Ross Johnston; W. Ross Johnston
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Publisher Hyperion Books, Brisbane
- Date December 1990
- ISBN 9780864390738
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BRISBANE THE FIRST 30 YEARS
by Johnston, W. Ross
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Brisbane: Boolarong Publications, 1988. xv + 268 pp, b&w illustrations,bibliographies. Or boards in jacket. Some foxing to endpapers/prelims; top edge of jacket moderately worn with a couple of tiny (<5mm) tears. From the blurb, 'The author's historical narration covers the period 1824-1854, which saw the rise of the first major urban centre in north-east Australia. The book straddles the period of penal establishment and free settlement and relates the influence of those periods on the emerging city. The penal era to 1842 reveals the origins and reasons for the settlement, and the effect of the convict years on its growth, its buildings and facilities and the people, including the Aborigines. The post-penal period from 1842 shows the importance of land sales on the economy and the increase in warehouse and trade facilities. Immigration became an important factor -- 1842 to 1846 saw the phasing out of the convict heritage, while the subsequent period to 1854 reveals the rising hopes of…
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Brisbane: The First Thirty (30) Years
by Johnston, W Ross
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Brisbane: Boolarong Publications, 1988. xv + 268 pp, b&w illustrations,bibliographies. Or boards in jacket. Prev owner name on front free endpaper, endpapers toned. From the blurb, 'The author's historical narration covers the period 1824-1854, which saw the rise of the first major urban centre in north-east Australia. The book straddles the period of penal establishment and free settlement and relates the influence of those periods on the emerging city. The penal era to 1842 reveals the origins and reasons for the settlement, and the effect of the convict years on its growth, its buildings and facilities and the people, including the Aborigines. The post-penal period from 1842 shows the importance of land sales on the economy and the increase in warehouse and trade facilities. Immigration became an important factor -- 1842 to 1846 saw the phasing out of the convict heritage, while the subsequent period to 1854 reveals the rising hopes of the young city'.. First edition.. Hardcover.…
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