Seal Rocks and Victoria's primitive beginnings
Gooch, Ruth Victoria, 1937-2008
Book
Main title:
Seal Rocks and Victoria's primitive beginnings / Ruth Gooch.
Author:
Edition:
1st ed.
Imprint:
Hastings, Vic. : Warrangine Word, 2008.
Collation:
ix, 166 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.Bibliography: p. 151-159.
Contents:
Machine derived contents note: 1 'thieves and scoundrels': the Sealers 1 -- 2 Contact with Aborigines: Beyond the Culture Wars 15 -- 3 The French Expedition and the British Settlement 29 -- 4 The Dying Days of Sealing 41 -- 5 Seal Protection 59 -- 6 The Fishing Industry 72 -- 7 Fishers and the Depression 82 -- 8 The War and Barracouta 92 -- 9 Seals and Science 99 -- A Note on Shipping and Disasters 115 -- Appendixes 121 -- Notes 128 -- Bibliography and Further Reading 151.
ISBN:
9780646495668 (pbk)
Dewey class:
994.5201
LC class:
GN667.V6
Language:
English
Added title:
Subject:
BRN:
115665
Electronic access:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Melbourne Library | -History | HISTORY 994.5201 GOOC | Available |