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The Victorian bush : its 'original and natural' condition / Ron Hateley.

By:

Hateley, Ron (Ronald Francis), 1948-

Material type: Text

TextSouth Melbourne, Vic. : Polybractea Press, 2010Edition: First editionDescription: [xi], 209 pages, [14] pages of plates : colour illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:

9780977524075

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

509.9445 VIC

Contents:

1. Forests and woodlands as they were -- 2. First glimpses and Tuckey's surprise -- 3. Inland -- 4. Bearbrass then, Melbourne now -- 5. A tour through southwest Victoria in 1839 -- 6. The forests of Gippsland -- 7. The diggings -- 8. Fire-stick farming in Victorian forests -- 9. The killing spree -- 10. 'Unhealthy', dead and damaged forests and woodlands -- 11. Dynamic forests and woodlands -- 12. A changing landscape -- 13. Synthesis.

Summary: "'The Victorian Bush' aggregates in a readable way extracts from logs, reports and diaries of Victorian explorers, early settlers, travellers and officials that describe the vegetation and fauna they encountered. The author analyses what he sees are the major ecological processes across south-eastern Australia, including the role of fire." -- back cover.

Holdings ( 1 )
Title notes ( 4 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	State Botanical Collection	RBG	509.9445 VIC (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		RBG00027023

Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-194) and index.

1. Forests and woodlands as they were --
2. First glimpses and Tuckey's surprise --
3. Inland --
4. Bearbrass then, Melbourne now --
5. A tour through southwest Victoria in 1839 --
6. The forests of Gippsland --
7. The diggings --
8. Fire-stick farming in Victorian forests --
9. The killing spree --
10. 'Unhealthy', dead and damaged forests and woodlands --
11. Dynamic forests and woodlands --
12. A changing landscape --
13. Synthesis.

"'The Victorian Bush' aggregates in a readable way extracts from logs, reports and diaries of Victorian explorers, early settlers, travellers and officials that describe the vegetation and fauna they encountered. The author analyses what he sees are the major ecological processes across south-eastern Australia, including the role of fire." -- back cover.

RBG copy donated by Paul Fox November 2022.