Seddon, George, 1927-2007.

Sense of place; a response to an environment, the Swan Coastal Plain, Western Australia. Photos.: Michal Lewi. Botanical drawings: David Hutchison. Diagrams: Kim Stirling. Maps: Geoff Ward.

[Nedlands] University of Western Australia Press [1972]

xv, 274 pages illustrations 31 cm

A topographic essay on the Perth region; p.186-197; Aboriginal & European land use - early hostilities between Aborigines & Europeans the result of mutual incomprehension (cites Yagan as example), gives map of tribal territory (1832), early population estimates, describes Aboriginal use of fire for land clearance, intrusion of Europeans & agriculture.

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Physical geography Australia Swan Coastal Plain (W.A.)
Plants Australia Swan Coastal Plain (W.A.)
Place (Philosophy)
Géographie physique Australie Swanland (Austr.-Occ.)
Lieu (Philosophie)
Economic sectors Agriculture and horticulture.
Settlement and contacts Colonisation 1788-1850.
Environment Land management Fire.
Physical geography.
Plants.
Swan Coastal Plain (W.A.)
Swanland (Austr.-Occ.)
Perth (SW WA SH50-14)
Western Australia Swan Coastal Plain.
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