The Man Who Planted Canberra
Charles Weston and His Three Million Trees
$43.19
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
15 September 2025
Summary
In 1911, English-born Charles Weston climbs Mount Ainslie to the crest of a landscape that has become the site for the Australian capital. Down on the flats, in the harsh sunlight of an April noon, occasional clumps of sheep feed into the prevailing westerly on the scant leavings of an insatiable swarm of rabbits.
On the denuded, rabbit-infested Limestone plains, Charles Weston embarked on an ambitious re-greening project that would transform the region and the fledgling nation’s capi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781922507778 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1922507776 |
| Author: | Robert Macklin, John Gray |
| Publisher: | National Library of Australia |
| Imprint: | National Library of Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 15 September 2025 |
| Weight: | 724g |
| Dimensions: | 24mm x 401mm x 172mm |
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About The Author
Robert Macklin
Robert Macklin is the author of 31 books, including Dark Paradise, Hamilton Hume and four works focusing on the SAS and Australia’s Special Forces: SAS Sniper, Redback One, SAS Insider and Warrior Elite. He lives and works in Canberra with his composer and artist wife Wendy.
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