Jungle, desert, ice : Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, Victorian Branch

Between 1884 and 1920 the Society was part of an intense period of international geographical interest, imperialism and nationalism. This empirical history shows that the Society sought to explore New Guinea, Northern and Central Australia, and Antarctica, pursuing issues of land use, labour and com...

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Main Author: Susan Lizabeth. Blackwood
Format: Thesis
Language:unknown
Published: 2006
Subjects:
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Geography - Research
Australasia - Discovery and exploration
New Guinea - Discovery and exploration
Antarctica - Discovery and exploration
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30027086
https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/Jungle_desert_ice_Royal_Geographical_Society_of_Australasia_Victorian_Branch/21095422
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Summary:Between 1884 and 1920 the Society was part of an intense period of international geographical interest, imperialism and nationalism. This empirical history shows that the Society sought to explore New Guinea, Northern and Central Australia, and Antarctica, pursuing issues of land use, labour and commercial development of these regions.

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