Download or read book Harnessing the River Murray written by Helen Stagg and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-01 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book celebrates the lives of those who were involved in the works which flowed from the River Murray Waters Act of 1915. The focus is on the first nine locks and weirs which were built by South Australia over a period of twenty years. Combining oral history and archival research, Helen Stagg shares stories of the construction communities whose itinerant lifestyle led to them being referred to as 'the great wandering class'. However, the communities are shown to have been relatively settled with their own school and with an active social and sporting calendar. Dances, silent movies, horse races, carnivals and occasional visiting entertainers provided a balance for the difficult living and working conditions. Health care was precarious and hardship affected many; work-time was reduced, accidents were common and tragedy took a toll but the people faced these issues together. The second part of the book consists of the memories of seven people who were children of lock builders. In addition, there are details of over 500 accidents, petitions signed by the lock families for services and a chronology of events. Today, irrigation and a reliable water supply sustain towns and cities along the Murray River and scores of riverboats enjoy ready transit through the locks. This book provides an insight into the life and times of the resilient people who harnessed the River Murray between 1915 and 1935.

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Download or read book Harnessing Australia s Greatest River written by River Murray Commission (Australia) and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book R M C Harnessing Australia s greatest river The work of the River Murray Commission Revised edition Compiled by A F Ronalds With illustrations written by River Murray Commission and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Harnessing Australia s Greatest River written by and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book R M C written by River Murray Commission (Australia) and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Harnessing Australia s Greatest River The Work of the River Murray Commission Revised Edition Compiled by A F Ronalds written by A F. Ronalds and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book RMC the Work of the River Murray Commission written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Harnessing Australia s Greatest River written by and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The River Murray Waters written by Lewis Ronald East and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Harnessing Australia s Greatest River written by C. T. Stephenson and published by . This book was released on with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Harnessing Australia s Greatest River written by Industrial Australian And Mining Standard, The Staff and published by . This book was released on 1994-01 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Murray written by Paul Sinclair and published by Melbourne Univ. Publishing. This book was released on 2013-05-24 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Murray River is in crisis, and faces an uncertain future. In this evocative book, Paul Sinclair explores the reasons why the river has become degraded, and what these changes have meant to Australians. This in-depth study of the Murray River examines the changing cultural meanings of the river: the practical forgetfulness which has eroded the Aboriginal presence; the triumphant narratives in which a supposedly empty land is made purposeful by the life-giving powers of the Murray; the passion to make the river's flow predictable and to replace 'primitive' forces with a domesticated and balanced landscape. The focus is on shifts and changes. Sinclair describes the brief heyday of the riverboats and their transformation into a tourist attraction; the decline of the mighty Murray cod and the rise of the European carp; and the changing fortunes of the river towns. He demonstrates that 'progress' is often a myth, and that ecological degradation always has cultural costs. This is an innovative cultural and environmental history, about landscape and fish, memory and concepts, imagination and desire. Through a complex interweaving of history, analysis, poetry, art, and individuals' recollections, Paul Sinclair has created an original and subtly conceived work, offering imaginative space to think about land and water in new ways. Fishermen, farmers, tourists, environmentalists, lovers of the Australian landscape—all these people will want to read this beautifully written book. It will be an essential resource for those directly involved in the future of the Murray River, contributing to the larger debate about Australia’s threatened environment.

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Download or read book A Short History of the River Murray Works written by John Henry Osborn Eaton and published by . This book was released on 1945 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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