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020			_a9781107282285 (ebook)
020			_z9781107691612 (paperback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
050	0	0	_aDU220 _b.B49 2013
100	1		_aBlainey, Geoffrey, _eauthor.
245	1	2	_aA History of Victoria / _cGeoffrey Blainey.
250			_a2nd ed.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2013.
300			_a1 online resource (276 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520			_aA History of Victoria is a lively account of the people, places and events that have shaped Victoria, from the arrival of the first Aboriginal peoples through to the present day. In his inimitable style, Geoffrey Blainey considers Victoria's transformation from rural state to urban society. He speculates on the contrasts between Melbourne and Sydney, and describes formative events in Victoria's history, including the exploits of Ned Kelly, the rise of Australian Football and the Olympics of 1956. Melbourne's latest population boom, sprawling suburbs and expanding ethnic communities are explored. Blainey also casts light on Victoria's recent political history. This edition features sections on the Black Saturday bushfires of 2009, the end of the drought and the controversy surrounding the Wonthaggi desalination plant. New illustrations, photographs and maps enrich the narrative. Written by one of Australia's leading historians, this book offers remarkable insight into Victoria's unique position within Australian history.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781107691612
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107282285
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c37566 _d37566