Charles Robert Scrivener - The Surveyor Who Sited Australia's National Capital Twice

Birtles, Terry
Charles Robert Scrivener - The Surveyor Who Sited Australia's National Capital Twice

Charles Robert Scrivener - The Surveyor Who Sited Australia's National Capital Twice

Birtles, Terry

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This well-illustrated biography celebrates the achievements of ‘Charley’ Scrivener 1855–1923 – drawing upon his official reports, maps and family letters. The result is insight into suburban expansion of Victorian-era Sydney, rural closer settlement of the Riverina, and choice of Australia’s national capital.

Loaned to the Commonwealth government to survey prospects of an ‘alpine’ federal capital, Scrivener recommended Snowy River water and hydroelectricity to Dalgety, gazetted 15 August 1904, but NSW objections led to his later demarcation of a territorial boundary and city site for ‘Yass–Canberra’ 1909.

Author:   Birtles, Terry
Publisher:   Arcadia/Australian Scholarly Publishing Pty Ltd
ISBN:  

9781921875588


Publication Date:   15 August 2012
Bind Format:   Paperback
Availability:  
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This well-illustrated biography celebrates the achievements of ‘Charley’ Scrivener 1855–1923 – drawing upon his official reports, maps and family letters. The result is insight into suburban expansion of Victorian-era Sydney, rural closer settlement of the Riverina, and choice of Australia’s national capital.

Loaned to the Commonwealth government to survey prospects of an ‘alpine’ federal capital, Scrivener recommended Snowy River water and hydroelectricity to Dalgety, gazetted 15 August 1904, but NSW objections led to his later demarcation of a territorial boundary and city site for ‘Yass–Canberra’ 1909.

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Author:   Birtles, Terry
Publisher:   Arcadia/Australian Scholarly Publishing Pty Ltd
ISBN:  

9781921875588


Publication Date:   15 August 2012
Bind Format:   Paperback
Availability:  
This item is in stock and will be dispatched immediately.
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