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Author Griffiths, Tom, 1957-

Title Secrets of the forest : discovering history in Melbourne's Ash Range / Tom Griffiths ; with assistance from the Historic Palaces Branch, Department of Conservation and Environment, Victoria and the Monash Public History Group
Published St. Leonards, NSW, Australia : Allen & Unwin, 1992

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Location Call no. Vol. Availability
 W'PONDS  994.5 Gri/Sot  AVAILABLE
 MELB  994.5 Gri/Sot  AVAILABLE
Description viii, 212 pages : illustrations, maps (some color) ; 23 cm
Contents Includes index
Summary Environmental history of the mountain forests north and east of Melbourne; detailed studies of 26 sites; argues for the cultural and human values as well as natural values of forest resources; site descriptions for Toorongo Plateau and Coranderrk Cemetery annotated separately
Analysis Aboriginal sacred sites
Ash Range (Vic.)
Forests
Historic buildings
Historic sites
Victoria
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Copy 2 - donation from Tom Austen Brown collection
Subject Historic sites -- Australia -- Ash Range (Vic.)
Historic sites -- Australia -- Ash Rnage (Vic.)
Historic sites -- Australia -- Victoria -- Ash Range
Natural history -- Victoria -- Ash Range
SUBJECT Ash Range (Vic.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh96010238 -- History, Local. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00005861
Ash Range (Vic.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh96010238 -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024
Author Victoria. Department of Conservation and Environment. Historic Places Branch.
Monash Public History Group.
LC no. 93206194
ISBN 1863732748