Papers And Reports Read Before The Philosophical Institute And The Royal Society Of Victoria And Other Documents

The importance of sanitary works for towns, having especial reference to Collingwood, with suggested remedial works for that district -- Observations on the saw fish -- On suggestions for the formation of a colonial navy, and for securing speedy and certain communication with Europe and defence of our coasts in time of war -- Report on mountain tracks from Sale to and from the Jordan gold fields, Gipps Land -- Report on the entrance to the Gipps Land lakes -- Report on tracks to and from Stringer's Creek -- Report on the entrance to the Gipps Land lakes -- Further notes on the coast and lakes of Gipps Land, with sketch plan --Notes on the tidal phenomena of Hobson's Bay, as affected the discharge of flood waters from the River Yarra.

Water reflects culture. This book is a detailed analysis of hydrological change in Australia’s largest inland waterway in Australia, the Gippsland Lakes in Victoria, in the first 70 years of white settlement. Following air, water is our primal need. Unlike many histories, this book looks at the entire hydrological cycle in one place, rather than focusing on one bit. Deftly weaving threads from history, hydrology and psychology into one, Following the Water explores not just what settlers did to the waterscape, but probes their motivation for doing so. By combining unlikely elements together such as swamp drainage, water proofing techniques and temperance lobbying, the book reveals a web of perceptions about how water ‘should be’. With this laid clear, we can ask how different we are from our colonial forebears.