The cyclopedia of South Australia in two volumes : an historical and commercial review, descriptive and biographical, facts, figures, and illustrations: an epitome of progress, Volume 1 (2 copies)

by H. T. (Henry Thomas) Burgess, 1839-1923 (Editor)

Paperback, 1907

Status

Reference - Not for loan

Call number

REF BUR H

Local notes

A descriptive, biographical and historical account of the State of South Australia, its founders and builders etc.
VOLUME 1: 642 pages, 600 photographs and 500 biographies; General overview - geography. scenery, climate, geology, paleontology, mineralogy, fauna, flora; aborigines of South Australia - numbers, tribal and social organisation, customs, rite and ceremonies etc., History of South Australia; Legislature - Commonwealth and state; Government, parliament and the legislature; Government departments; Legal and Judicial; Men of Mark; Consular; Defence - Naval and Military Forces in South Australia; Hospitals, medical, asylums, the destitute poor; Crown Lands, Immigration and Agriculture - lands, mines roads, fisheries, stock and brands, woods and forests, parks and gardens; Public Works - water supply, railways, tramways, harbours; Educational - library, museum and art gallery; Local government - Adelaide, Port Adelaide and various; suburban councils and suburban "districts"; The South Australian Press; Banking, Insurance and Finance; The Stock Exchange of Adelaide; Professions - architects and surveyors, accountants; Commerce and industry; General Index to Biographies in Volume 1

Publication

Adelaide : The Cyclopedia Company (Alfred G. Selway), 1907-1909

Barcode

450
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