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The quest for limestone in colonial New South Wales, 1788-1825

Date

Authors

Mayer, Wolf

Publisher

Geological Society of London

Abstract

In the absence of people with scientific qualifications in the newly established colony of New South Wales, Australia, the search for essential commodities, such as limestone, became the task of a few educated laymen, which included military officers and

Keywords

Keywords: colonization; conference proceeding; geological survey; limestone; quarrying; settlement history; Australasia; Australia; New South Wales; Norfolk Island; Pacific islands; Pacific Ocean

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/31186

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Geological Society of London Special Publication

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1144/SP287.25

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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