Titre et auteur:

The origins of Australia's capital cities / edited by Pamela Statham.

Publication:

Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1989.

Description:

xvii, 364 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Série(s):

Studies in Australian history

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Patterns and perspectives / Pamela Statham -- The founding of New South Wales / Ged Martin -- Sydney : a southern emporium / Brian Fletcher -- Settling Van Diemen's land / Lloyd Robson -- Hobart : a moment of glory / Gordon Rimmer -- Western Australia becomes British / Pamela Statham -- Perth : a foundling city / Geoffrey Bolton -- Establishing South Australia / Mel Davies -- Adelaide : a Victorian bastide. / Tony Denholm -- The founding of Melbourne / Alan Shaw -- Melbourne : a kangaroo advance / Susan Priestley -- Choosing Brisbane / Ross Johnston and Helen Gregory -- Brisbane : making it work / Ross Johnston and Helen Gregory -- The Northern settlements : outposts of empire / James Cameron -- Palmerston (Darwin) : four expeditions in search of a capital / Robert Reece -- Canberra : the bush capital / Roger Pegrum.

Résumé:

This comprehensive survey aims to answer two questions. First, why Australia's eight capital cities are situated where they are, and second, how they were established. Pairs of chapters on each of the state capitals--Sydney, Hobart, Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, and Brisbane--are accompanied by studies of Canberra as federal capital and Darwin as territorial capital.

Ressources:
Table of contents
Publisher description

ISBN:

0521362423
9780521362429
0521408326
9780521408325

Sujet:

Cities and towns Australia History.
Capitals (Cities) Australia.
Cities and towns - Australia.
Australia - History.
Perth (W.A.) - History.
Cities and towns - Australia - History.
Villes Australie Histoire.
Capitals (Cities)
Cities and towns.
Australia History.
Australia Capital and capitol History.
Australie Histoire.
Australia.
Australia History 1788-1851.
Australia Capital and capitol.
Australia Capital cities, history

Classification/genre:

History.

Vedettes secondaires:

Statham-Drew, Pamela, 1944-
Studies in Australian history.

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 53713
Cote: ID:90-B2406
Statut: Disponible