Picturesque atlas of Australasia, edited by Andrew Garran ; illustrated under the supervision of Frederic B. Schell, assisted by leading colonial and American artists
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- Queensland -- Description and travel -- 19th century
- Queensland -- History -- 19th century
- Australia -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
- Australia -- Economic conditions -- 1788-1900
- Australia -- Description and travel -- 19th century
- Nonfiction
- Queensland -- Economic conditions -- 1824-1900
- Australia -- History -- 19th century
- Queensland -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
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Picturesque atlas of Australasia, edited by Andrew Garran ; illustrated under the supervision of Frederic B. Schell, assisted by leading colonial and American artists
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eng
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Main title
Picturesque atlas of Australasia
Oclc number
224678440
Responsibility statement
edited by Andrew Garran ; illustrated under the supervision of Frederic B. Schell, assisted by leading colonial and American artists
Summary
Queensland information includes the discovery of the Brisbane River; first settlement of Brisbane; Captain Logan; the beginnings of Brisbane; railways; gold discovery, prospecting and mining; Kanakas; dugong fisheries; topography Point Danger to Moreton Bay
Table of contents
Australia: Early discoveries / Alexander Sutherland -- Captain Cook / Alexander Sutherland -- Early settlement / Alexander Sutherland -- Historical sketch of New South Wales / G.B. Barton -- Explorers of New South Wales / F.J. Broomfield -- Topography of New South Wales / Alexander Sutherland, R. von Lendenfeldt, Francis Myers -- Sydney / Francis Myers, F.J. Broomfield -- Parks and gardens / Francis Myers -- Towns of New South Wales / Francis Myers, F.J. Broomfield, J.P. Dowling -- The Jenolan Caves / Francis Myers -- Historical sketch of Victoria / James Smith -- Topography of Victoria / James Smith -- Melbourne / James Smith -- Vol. 2. Towns of Victoria / James Smith, Andrew Semple, Ada Cross -- Historical sketch of Queensland / W.H. Traill -- Topography of Queensland / W.H. Traill -- Historical sketch of South Australia / Henry T. Burgess -- Descriptive sketch of South Australia / Henry T. Burgess -- Historical sketch of Western Australia / T. Cockburn-Campbell -- Descriptive sketch of Western Australia / T. Cockburn-Campbell -- Historical sketch of Tasmania / James Smith -- Descriptive sketch of Tasmania / James Smith -- Historical sketch of New Zealand / Henry Brett and T. W. Leys -- Descriptive sketch of New Zealand / Henry Brett, T. W. Leys and J. M. Geddis -- Insular Australasia / W. G. Lawes, Lorimer Fison, Robert Steele, George Brown, Frank J. Donohoe -- The Australian Aborigines / Lorimer Fison -- The flora of Australasia / Baron von Mueller -- The fauna of Australasia / William A. Haswell -- Climate and rainfall / H. C. Russell -- Geological formation / C. S. Wilkinson -- The mining industry / Frank J. Donohoe -- Railway, postal and telegraph systems / Frank J. Donohoe -- The people of Australasia / Frank J. Donohoe -- Miscellaneous -- Editorial postscript
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