From the saddle horse to the motorcar, the cheap tram to the paddle steamer, and the express train to the modern jet aircraft, this account chronicles the fascinating history of transportation in Australia. Demonstrating how European settlements and technologies impacted the means of travel?Aborigines previously journeyed by foot or in canoes made from eucalyptus trees?this lavishly illustrated record interweaves facts and anecdotes to portray the development of transport Down Under.
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Robert Lee is an associate professor at the University of Western Sydney. He is the author of Colonial Engineer: John Whitton (1819-1898) and the Building of Australia’s Railways and The Railways of Victoria 1854-2004.
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Descrizione libro HRD. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Codice articolo CA-9781742232133
Descrizione libro Hardcover. Condizione: New. 1st Edition. 372pp., Pictorial colour illustrated laminated boards, col. illust. endpapers, frontis., col. & b/w plts. & text ills., full & dbl. page col. & b/w photographs, notes, bibliog., index. From the saddle horse to the motorcar, from the inter-colonial steamship and express train services to the freedom of the skies offered by modern jet aircraft, transport is the backbone of our nation. This fascinating book shows that the story of transport is the story of Australia. Size: Large Octavo. Book. Codice articolo 001372
Descrizione libro Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 372 pages. 9.75x8.50x1.00 inches. In Stock. Codice articolo __1742232132
Descrizione libro HRD. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Codice articolo CA-9781742232133