At any given moment in our history Australia has been in the middle of a mining boom. This timely book is a history of the iconic Australian towns that arose with these booms over a century: Broken Hill, Mount Isa, Queenstown, Mount Morgan, Port Pirie and Kambalda.
Mining Towns shows the rich cultural and historical legacy these towns helped create as townspeople – those working below the ground and those above – sought to make their lives in them. The current 'fly-in-fly-out' mining culture means we may not see the likes of them again, which, as this book shows, will be a great loss.
By:
Erik Eklund, Brad Farmer, Erik Eklund Imprint: New South Wales Univ Pres Country of Publication: Australia Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 153mm,
Spine: 25mm
Weight: 431g ISBN:9781742233529 ISBN 10: 174223352X Pages: 400 Publication Date:01 August 2012 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active