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

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CONTENTS: Foreword, page v. THE ECOLOGICAL HISTORY OF AUSTRALIAN FORESTS: Review Paper: The Ecological History of Australian Forests / Geoff Hope and Jamie Kirkpatrick, page 3. An Ecological View of the History of Logging and Fire in Mumbulla State Forest on the South Coast of New South Wales / Daniel Lunney and Chris Moon , page 23. The Status of Casuarinaceae in Australian Forests / P.G. Ladd, page 63. Invasion of Australian Forests by Alien Woody Plants / J.M.B. Smith and B.M. Waterhouse, page 87. Australia's Arboreal Marsupial Fauna: Past and Present / Tony W. Norton, page 99. Human Activity, Fire and Change in the Forest at Hogsback Plain, Southern Tasmania / F.D. Podger, T. Bird, J.M. Brown, page 119. THE FORESTS AND ABORIGINAL SOCIETY: Review Paper: Forests and Aboriginal Society / Annie Boutland, page 143. Prehistoric Aboriginal Relationships with the Forests of the Riverine Plain in South-Eastrn Australia / Kathryn Lyons, page 169. Aboriginal Use of Forests in South-Eastem Australia: Past and Present / Sue Feary, page 179. Pre-Settlement and Post-Settlement Vegetational Change and Probable Aboriginal Influences in a Highland Forested Area in Tasmania / R.C. Ellis and I. Thomas, page 199. PUBLIC FORESTRY: The State of Knowledge of the History of Public Forests and Forestry in Australia / L.T. Carron, page 217. Re-writing the History of Forestry? Changing Perceptions of Forest Management in the New World / Stephen M. Legg, page 223. The Role of Forest Research in the Exotic Plantation Forests in South-East Queensland / M.U. Slee, G.M. Shea, B.M. Schaumberg, page 237. THE FOREST INDUSTRIES AND LABOUR: A Review of Australian Forest Industry and Labour History / John Dargavel, page 257. The 'Teddy Bears': A History of the South West Timber Hewers Co-operative Society, Western Australia / Jenny Mills, page 275. Rail or Road? The State's Policy Dilemma on Timber Transport in the Otway Ranges 1890-1955 / Norman Houghton, page 291. REGIONAL APPROACHES: Review Paper: The Forest Record in Australian Local and Regional History / Kevin Frawley, page 303. Approaches to a Forest History of the Northern Territory / Nicola L. Hanssen and David L. Wigston, page 333. Clearing the Scrubs of South-East Queensland / Don Watson, page 365. CONSERVATION AND NATIONAL PARKS: The History of Conservation and the National Park Concept in Australia: A State of Knowledge Review / Kevin Frawley, page 395. Timeless Wilderness? The Use of Historical Source Material in Understanding Environmental Change in Gippsland, Victoria / Jane Lennon, page 419. The 'Worthless Lands Hypothesis' and Australia's National Parks and Reserves / Colin Michael Hall, page 441. SOURCES FOR FOREST HISTORY: Review Paper: Keeping Track of the World of Foresters / Charles Fahey, page 459. Archival Resources for Forest History / Michael Saclier, page 477. Oral History Sources for Australian Forest History / Jennifer Gall, page 485. The Australian Bicentennial Historic Records Search and Sources for Forest History / Marion Amies, page 495. Keeping the Forest History: The Management of the Cultural Heritage of Forests, a Tasmanian Example / Anne McConnell, page 507. FOREST HISTORY IN NORTH AMERICA: The Forest History of North America: Methods and Means / H.K. Steen, page 519. APPENDIX 1: Proposal to form an Australian Forest History Society, page 527. Show more