The Hawkesbury River

Author : Paul Boon
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780643107618

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The Hawkesbury River by Paul Boon Pdf

The Hawkesbury River is the longest coastal river in New South Wales. A vital source of water and food, it has a long Aboriginal history and was critical for the survival of the early British colony at Sydney. The Hawkesbury’s weathered shores, cliffs and fertile plains have inspired generations of artists. It is surrounded by an unparalleled mosaic of national parks, including the second-oldest national park in Australia, Ku-ring-gai National Park. Although it lies only 35 km north of Sydney, to many today the Hawkesbury is a ‘hidden river’ – its historical and natural significance not understood or appreciated. Until now, the Hawkesbury has lacked an up-to-date and comprehensive book describing how and when the river formed, how it functions ecologically, how it has influenced humans and their patterns of settlement and, in turn, how it has been affected by those settlements and their people. The Hawkesbury River: A Social and Natural History fills this gap. With chapters on the geography, geology, hydrology and ecology of the river through to discussion of its use by Aboriginal and European people and its role in transport, defence and culture, this highly readable and richly illustrated book paints a picture of a landscape worthy of protection and conservation. It will be of value to those who live, visit or work in the region, those interested in Australian environmental history, and professionals in biology, natural resource management and education.

Author : Paul Boon
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 585 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780643107601

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The Hawkesbury River by Paul Boon Pdf

The Hawkesbury River is the longest coastal river in New South Wales. A vital source of water and food, it has a long Aboriginal history and was critical for the survival of the early British colony at Sydney. The Hawkesbury’s weathered shores, cliffs and fertile plains have inspired generations of artists. It is surrounded by an unparalleled mosaic of national parks, including the second-oldest national park in Australia, Ku-ring-gai National Park. Although it lies only 35 km north of Sydney, to many today the Hawkesbury is a ‘hidden river’ – its historical and natural significance not understood or appreciated. Until now, the Hawkesbury has lacked an up-to-date and comprehensive book describing how and when the river formed, how it functions ecologically, how it has influenced humans and their patterns of settlement and, in turn, how it has been affected by those settlements and their people. The Hawkesbury River: A Social and Natural History fills this gap. With chapters on the geography, geology, hydrology and ecology of the river through to discussion of its use by Aboriginal and European people and its role in transport, defence and culture, this highly readable and richly illustrated book paints a picture of a landscape worthy of protection and conservation. It will be of value to those who live, visit or work in the region, those interested in Australian environmental history, and professionals in biology, natural resource management and education.

Author : Grace Karskens
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
Page : 810 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781952535598

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People of the River by Grace Karskens Pdf

A landmark history of Australia's first successful settler farming area, which was on the Hawkesbury-Nepean River. Award-winning historian Grace Karskens uncovers the everyday lives of ordinary people in the early colony, both Aboriginal and British. Winner of the Prime Minister's Award for Australian History 2021 Winner of the NSW Premier's Australian History Prize 2021 Co-winner of the Ernest Scott Prize for History 2021 'A masterpiece of historical writing that takes your breath away' - Tom Griffiths 'A majestic book' - John Maynard 'Shimmering prose' - Tiffany Shellam Dyarubbin, the Hawkesbury-Nepean River, is where the two early Australias - ancient and modern - first collided. People of the River journeys into the lost worlds of the Aboriginal people and the settlers of Dyarubbin, both complex worlds with ancient roots. The settlers who took land on the river from the mid-1790s were there because of an extraordinary experiment devised half a world away. Modern Australia was not founded as a gaol, as we usually suppose, but as a colony. Britain's felons, transported to the other side of the world, were meant to become settlers in the new colony. They made history on the river: it was the first successful white farming frontier, a community that nurtured the earliest expressions of patriotism, and it became the last bastion of eighteenth-century ways of life. The Aboriginal people had occupied Dyarubbin for at least 50,000 years. Their history, culture and spirituality were inseparable from this river Country. Colonisation kicked off a slow and cumulative process of violence, theft of Aboriginal children and ongoing annexation of the river lands. Yet despite that sorry history, Dyarubbin's Aboriginal people managed to remain on their Country, and they still live on the river today. The Hawkesbury-Nepean was the seedbed for settler expansion and invasion of Aboriginal lands to the north, south and west. It was the crucible of the colony, and the nation that followed.

Author : Kate Grenville
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781459620032

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The Secret River by Kate Grenville Pdf

'Winner of the Commonwealth Writers Prize and Australian Book Industry Awards, Book of the Year. After a childhood of poverty and petty crime in the slums of London, William Thornhill is transported to New South Wales for the term of his natural life. With his wife Sal and children in tow, he arrives in a harsh land that feels at first like a de...

Author : John P. Powell,Jocelyn Powell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Hawkesbury River (N.S.W.)
ISBN : 0646262246

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Cruising Guide to the Hawkesbury River and Cowan, Broken Bay, Pittwater by John P. Powell,Jocelyn Powell Pdf

Second edition to guide first published in 1989, designed for people new to boating on the Hawkesbury waterways. Provides new and updated information on fishing regulations, navigational marks, channel depths, National Parks, the natural environment, and routes for walks ashore. Gives advice on boat hiring, boat handling, fishing techniques and safety, and information about topics such as shore facilities, and the history of European settlement in the region. Includes maps.

Author : Kate Grenville
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781459620018

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Searching for the Secret River by Kate Grenville Pdf

'Searching for the Secret River is the extraordinary story of how Kate Grenville came to write her award-winning novel, The Secret River. It all began with her ancestor Solomon Wiseman transported to New South Wales for the term of his natural life who later became a wealthy man and built his colonial mansion on the Hawkesbury. Increasingly obse...

Author : Michelle Nichols
Publisher : Kingsclear Books Pty Ltd
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Hawkesbury (N.S.W.)
ISBN : 9780908272785

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Pictorial History Hawkesbury by Michelle Nichols Pdf

Pictorial History Hawkesbury by Michelle Nichols is a new book in the famous series of pictorial histories which cover the suburbs of Sydney. The Hawkesbury district in Sydney¿s west was once home to many Australians and in the early 19th century had the second highest population in the colony. In the first few decades of the 1800s the Hawkesbury region was one of the major settlements alongside Sydney and Parramatta. Indeed many Australians can trace their origins (both convict and free) to this district. In the Hawkesbury history suburbs extending from Bilpin, Colo, Ebenezer, Kurrajong, Mount Tomah, Richmond, Windsor and Wiseman¿s Ferry are represented in a wide range of black and white photographs. The book includes the historic areas of Cattai, Riverstone, Londonderry and Yarramundi. With over 190 rare and interesting photographs it is a fascinating overview of the history of the area from Aboriginal to modern times.

Author : Jocelyn M. Powell,Lorraine Banks
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Governors
ISBN : 0977561399

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Hawksbury [sic] River History by Jocelyn M. Powell,Lorraine Banks Pdf

Author : John Holland
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Hawkesbury River (N.S.W.)
ISBN : 0958744106

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Growing Up on the Hawkesbury by John Holland Pdf

This memoir of the author's childhood at Bar Point on the Hawkesbury River provides information about river life, various river identities, and the flora and fauna of the region from the 1930s onwards. Includes an index.

Author : Julie Janson
Publisher : Magabala Books
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781925936650

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Benevolence by Julie Janson Pdf

For perhaps the first time in novel form, Benevolence presents an important era in Australia’s history from an Aboriginal perspective. Benevolence is told from the perspective of Darug woman, Muraging (Mary James), born around 1813. Mary’s was one of the earliest Darug generations to experience the impact of British colonisation. At an early age Muraging is given over to the Parramatta Native School by her Darug father. From here she embarks on a journey of discovery and a search for a safe place to make her home. The novel spans the years 1816-35 and is set around the Hawkesbury River area, the home of the Darug people, Parramatta and Sydney. The author interweaves historical events and characters — she shatters stereotypes and puts a human face to this Aboriginal perspective.

Author : Jean Purtell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Boaters (Persons)
ISBN : 0977561380

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Hawkesbury River Boats and People by Jean Purtell Pdf

"Life on the Hawkesbury River, from the 1880's to the 1960's, is vividly portrayed in this second edition of Jean Purtell's 1982 book. Based on her Macquarie Towns Review and Hawkesbury Gazette articles, it has been expanded through more archival newspaper research and further interviews with local residents"--Back cover.

Author : Valerie Ross
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X002411954

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A Hawkesbury Story by Valerie Ross Pdf

Author : Blair Paterson
Publisher : Australian Self Publishing Group
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2022-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781922792280

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The River Ride by Blair Paterson Pdf

Back in the 1980s, teenagers Blair, Steven, Scottie, and Pete embark on two calamitous bicycle rides to the Hawkesbury River. In 2011, in an ambitious attempt to recreate the past, the now middle-aged men set out on a third river ride. Drawing upon old photos, mythological creatures and local and historical personalities, the author Blair Paterson reflects on a lifetime of river experiences and the value of good friends, and the profound beauty of the Hawkesbury River shines through as a love song from going to whoa.

Author : New South Wales. Interdepartmental Committee for Environmental Study of the Effects of Water Borne Traffic on the Hawkesbury River
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Hawkesbury River (N.S.W.)
ISBN : 0724049630

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Hawkesbury River: Includes Effects of water-borne traffic on the environment of the Hawkesbury River, July 1977 by New South Wales. Interdepartmental Committee for Environmental Study of the Effects of Water Borne Traffic on the Hawkesbury River Pdf

Author : Margo Daly
Publisher : Rough Guides
Page : 1280 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Australia
ISBN : 1843530902

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Australia by Margo Daly Pdf

With fresh journalistic writing and reams of information on what to see and do, this guide takes readers from the big cities to the countryside. Includes candid reviews on restaurants and accommodations for all budgets. 83 maps. Full-color insert. Two-color throughout.