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Melbourne’s murky river: Misunderstood, maligned, and now finally understood.
Yarra
The History of Melbourne's Murky River
$25.10
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288 pages
- Release Date
5 January 2009
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Summary
John Wedge, Batman’s private surveyor, named the Yarra Yarra in September 1835. He was at the Turning Basin with some Kulin and heard them identify the river as it came over the Falls as ‘Yarrow Yarrow’. Months later, Wedge discovered they were referring to the pattern and movement of water over the Falls, not the river itself.
Ever since, the Yarra’s fate has been to be misunderstood. It has been maligned for its muddiness, ill-used as a sewer and tip, scooped, sculpted, straightened…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781921520006 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1921520000 |
| Author: | Kristin Otto |
| Publisher: | Text Publishing |
| Imprint: | The Text Publishing Company |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Edition: | 3rd |
| Release Date: | 5 January 2009 |
| Weight: | 192g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 129mm x 16mm |
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