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Book Contested Architectural Pasts and Futures of a Regional City  Geelong  Australia

Download or read book Contested Architectural Pasts and Futures of a Regional City Geelong Australia written by Mirjana Lozanovska and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2024-10-03 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays highlights current debates for cities undergoing urban renewal, focussing on regional cities as places that lead change. Like many regional cities, Geelong is grappling with the legacy of its industrial architectural heritage and identity. This in-depth study of the city of Geelong examines theories and realities - from the speculative to the mundane – critical to change pre-empted by deindustrialisation. While this book argues that architecture and the built environment are key to urban renewal, an intersectional perspective on Geelong as a place raises contested pasts and territories. This brings attention to the dispossession of First Nations people by British colonisers, as well as the exploitation of immigrant communities in industrial production. Informed by positions on design futures, decolonising and cultural urbanisms, adaptive re-use and the post-industrial city, the chapters in this book expand an interdisciplinary field relevant to scholars and practitioners in heritage and conservation, urban design, community engagement and place-making more generally.

Book The German speaking community of Victoria between 1850 and 1930

Download or read book The German speaking community of Victoria between 1850 and 1930 written by Volkhard Wehner and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2018 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the time of Australian Federation in 1901, German immigrants constituted two per cent of the population of Victoria. This book examines how they settled, formed a communal infrastructure, and how they related to their Anglo-Celtic hosts. It is shown that their attempts to form a cohesive community failed, by investigating the role played by the Lutheran Church, German associations, community leaders, and the rift between rural and urban communities. The changing relationship between the British Empire, the German Reich and emerging Australian nationalism receives close attention. The book tests and then proves a hypothesis that rural communities were more resilient and better equipped to survive, while urban communities were not.

Book Khaki Crims and Desperadoes

Download or read book Khaki Crims and Desperadoes written by Russell Robinson and published by Macmillan Publishers Aus.. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Australia entered World War I, volunteers swarmed to enlistment centres in their thousands. But among the recruits were criminals with extensive police records. Some had assumed false names to start lives afresh; others made no secret of their criminal histories. They were hardened criminals, fresh out of jail or on the run from the law, or fleeing family responsibilities or debts. Once in uniform, some became persistent deserters, fleeing the training depots before embarkation. Those who did make it overseas spent much of the time going AWL to avoid being sent to the front. There were some who showed great courage and endeavour while under fire, and were awarded medals and citations. In most cases, however, the encouragement failed to distract them from their misbehaviour. Others used their military training to expand their unlawful enterprises overseas, joining gangs of like-minded desperate diggers. And then there were those who saw the war as a chance to hone their skills for use in the criminal underworld on their return. They were Australia's khaki crims and desperadoes.

Book Australian national bibliography

Download or read book Australian national bibliography written by and published by National Library Australia. This book was released on 1961 with total page 1818 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Geelong s Changing Landscape

Download or read book Geelong s Changing Landscape written by David Jones and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2019-11-01 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geelong's Changing Landscape offers an insightful investigation of the ecological history of the Geelong and Bellarine Peninsula region. Commencing with the penetrating perspectives of Wadawurrung Elders, chapters explore colonisation and post-World War II industrial development through to the present challenges surrounding the ongoing urbanisation of this region. Expert contributors provide thoughtful analysis of the ecological and cultural characteristics of the landscape, the impact of past actions, and options for ethical future management of the region. This book will be of value to scientists, engineers, land use planners, environmentalists and historians.

Book The Greatest Rowing Stories Ever Told

Download or read book The Greatest Rowing Stories Ever Told written by Göran R. Buckhorn and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-10-01 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Greatest Rowing Stories Ever Told collects articles and excerpts of classic rowing stories, from the inception of the sport on English waters in the eighteenth century, through the scandalous era of professionalism (and gambling) of the nineteenth century, to the popular amateur sport of today. The contributors include prominent oarsmen and women, historians of the sport, and even poets and songwriters. Recall here the great rivalries, the pageantry of the regattas, the poetic solitude of the single sculler, and many other aspects of a sport entering its third century.

Book The Lizard Man Speaks

    Book Details:
  • Author : Eric R. Pianka
  • Publisher : University of Texas Press
  • Release : 1994-01-01
  • ISBN : 9780292765528
  • Pages : 204 pages

Download or read book The Lizard Man Speaks written by Eric R. Pianka and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alone on the endless red-sand desert in the Australian outback, tracking Varanus giganteus, the perentie lizard that grows to be more than six feet long. . . for desert rat Eric Pianka, such adventures have led to a satisfying, if unusual, way of life, as well as a distinguished career as a field biologist. In The Lizard Man Speaks, Pianka recounts more than thirty years of adventures in reptile studies, beginning with a boyhood passion for collecting snakes and lizards. He tells of "lizarding" in the North American deserts, the Kalahari Desert of southern Africa, and the Great Victoria Desert in Western Australia. His vivid imagery draws the reader into a world where lions lurk in the darkness beyond a gecko hunter's lights, where being stranded by car trouble miles from the last outpost is a constant danger, and where the wilderness still deserves to be called wild. Along the way, Pianka provides much general information about lizard ecology, the fire succession cycle, and the interaction of humans with the landscape. And he reveals the springs of his own determined spirit and love of solitude, describing a near-fatal boyhood accident and its shaping and character-building effect on the life that followed.

Book Law Institute Journal

Download or read book Law Institute Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 1290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Jock

    Book Details:
  • Author : Glenn McFarlane
  • Publisher : Slattery Media Group
  • Release : 2011
  • ISBN : 9781921778292
  • Pages : 480 pages

Download or read book Jock written by Glenn McFarlane and published by Slattery Media Group. This book was released on 2011 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collingwood has won over 15 premierships and Jock McHale was in charge for eight of them, including the four consecutive flags from 1927-1930, a feat no club has ever matched. Author Glenn McFarlane examines the life and times of McHale, his impact on Collingwood and the game and what drove him during the 38 years he was in charge of the Magpies, a record for coaching tenure in football that is yet to be broken.

Book Year book of Australia

Download or read book Year book of Australia written by and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 1194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Federation Square

    Book Details:
  • Author : Norman Day
  • Publisher : Hardie Grant Publishing
  • Release : 2005
  • ISBN : 1740663136
  • Pages : 121 pages

Download or read book Federation Square written by Norman Day and published by Hardie Grant Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a celebration of the building and the architecture of Federation Square, which has become one of Melbourne's most important landmarks and a global triumph of architectural design. This commemorative edition documents the site of Federation Square - how the site has been used over time, planning of the CBD and more.

Book A Deepening Roar

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jim Mitchell
  • Publisher : Allen & Unwin
  • Release : 2001
  • ISBN : 9781865085760
  • Pages : 620 pages

Download or read book A Deepening Roar written by Jim Mitchell and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2001 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sesquicentenary history of a prominent Australian school

Book The Story of USfooty

Download or read book The Story of USfooty written by John Doc Cheffers and published by John Cheffers. This book was released on 2003 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Sixteenth Century Portuguese Down Under    Volume Three

Download or read book Sixteenth Century Portuguese Down Under Volume Three written by John Tasker and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-04-11 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than two hundred years, scholars and amateurs alike have wrestled with the problem -- did 16th century Portuguese navigators sail down the east coast of Australia, and along the shores of New Zealand? Employing endless speculation, all kinds of people have proposed all kinds of theories, but not one ever resulted in a resolution. This book is different. Forsaking all speculation and guesswork, it finally puts the matter to rest beyond all reasonable doubt.

Book Haddon Rig  the First Hundred Years

Download or read book Haddon Rig the First Hundred Years written by Suzanne Falkiner and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book American Jewish History

Download or read book American Jewish History written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Complete Guide to the Great Ocean Road

Download or read book The Complete Guide to the Great Ocean Road written by Richard Everist and published by BestShot. This book was released on 2009 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great Ocean Road region - the southwest coastline of Victoria - is simply extraordinary. This book unlocks the sights, activities and background context for visitors and locals - using maps, pictures and words. It is for everyone who is interested in exploring and learning about the region from Geelong to Portland. Sustainability depends first on knowledge, second on discerning customers and communities, and third on responsible businesses. This book features a number of businesses that are responding to the challenge, and: * details on hundreds of accessible sights * maps and information on over fify sustainable activities including beach and surf guides, walking track notes, national parks and reserves and over fifty cities, towns and villages with more than sixty heritage sites. * fascinating background context including environmental issues, Aboriginal and European heritage, geology, ecosystems, flora and fauna.