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'George Goyder was the first European explorer to see great salt lakes in the inland in flood and to witness the amazing transformation that follows the breaking of drought. His experience put him decades ahead of his contemporaries - who satirised him as the discoverer of the inland sea - in understanding the Australian climate. When he attempted to adapt the pattern of settlement to climatic reality by defining the border of the zone of reliable rainfall, his repeated warnings about the threat of drought were scorned.' (Publication summary)
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Works about this Work
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Review : Nature's Line: George Goyder: Surveyor, Environmentalist, Visionary
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Historical Studies , vol. 45 no. 3 2014; (p. 461-462)
— Review of Nature's Line : George Goyder : Surveyor, Environmentalist, Visionary 2013 single work biography -
Surveyor's Great Divide
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 28 June 2014; (p. 23)
— Review of Nature's Line : George Goyder : Surveyor, Environmentalist, Visionary 2013 single work biography
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Surveyor's Great Divide
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 28 June 2014; (p. 23)
— Review of Nature's Line : George Goyder : Surveyor, Environmentalist, Visionary 2013 single work biography -
Review : Nature's Line: George Goyder: Surveyor, Environmentalist, Visionary
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Historical Studies , vol. 45 no. 3 2014; (p. 461-462)
— Review of Nature's Line : George Goyder : Surveyor, Environmentalist, Visionary 2013 single work biography
Awards
- 2014 shortlisted Queensland Literary Awards — Non-Fiction Book Award
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