Australia's ever-changing forests V: Proceedings of the Fifth National Conference on Australian forest history

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CONTENTS: List of authors, page vii. Preface, page ix. THEMES IN FOREST HISTORY: 1. Chinese poems on forests and trees / Mark Elvin, page 3. 2. lUFRO forest history research: stages and trends / Elisabeth Johann, page 15. 3. Themes in European woodland history / Jan Oosthoek, page 28. 4. Sources and silences in Australian forest history / John Dargavel, page 39. 5. Localism in Victorian forest conservation before 1900 / Stephen M. Legg, page 49. FOREST SCIENCE: 6. Joseph Dalton Hooker and Tasmanian flora / Sybil Jack, page 73. 7. Wollemi pine: tree find of the 20th century / J.C.G. Banks, page 85. 8. Micro-structure of Araucariaceae / Roger Heady, page 90. TASMANIA: 9. Government sawing establishments in Van Diemen's Land, 1817-1832 / Peter MacFie, page 105. 10. Wattle bark in Van Diemen's Land, 1803-1830 / Kaye McPherson, page 132. 11. Life in a lost Tasmanian rainforest, winter 1827 / Brian Rollins, page 146. 12. Save the Forests: forest reform in Tasmania, 1912-1920 / Stefan Petrow, page 163. 13. A land reborn: 'Lorinna over the bridge' / Robert Onfray, page 184. 14. Old forests and Tasmania's early national parks movement / Debbie Quarmby, page 197. 15. Conservation, timber and perceived values at Mt Field, Tasmania / Kevin Kiernan, page 209. 16. Hard work to starve: a Tasmanian play / John Dargavel, page 228. OTHER STATES AND TERRITORIES: 17. Historical records of tree density in the 'Big Scrub' / Brett J. Stubbs and Alison Specht, page 253. 18. Long Creek: from logging to World Heritage / Jane Lennon, page 274. 19. Ecological changes to forests in the Eden region of New South Wales / Daniel Lunney and Alison Matthews, page 289. 20. Forest communities: real or imagined? / Peter Davies, page 311. 21. Days of nature in Australia / Libby Robin, page 324. 22. Early Queensland forestry: George Board and Philip MacMahon / Peter Holzworth, page 342. 23. Kim Kessell: a first class sensible bloke / Jenny Mills, page 357. 24. Saying goodbye to heritage trees / Robert W. Boden, page 366. 25. Wombat Forest Society: tactics, talk, audits and action / Anitra Nelson, page 375. BEYOND AUSTRALIA: 26. Thinking about New Zealand's forests, 1900-1914 / Paul Star, page 399. 27. Allied logging and milling in Papua New Guinea during World War II / Judith A. Bennett, page 410. 28. A short history of fire management in the USA / David Ryan, page 432 Show more