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Canberra red : stories from the bush capital

Title
Canberra red : stories from the bush capital / edited by David Headon and Andrew MacKenzie.
Publication
Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2013.

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Additional Authors
  • Headon, David John, 1950-
  • MacKenzie, Andrew.
Description
ix, 266 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.); 21 cm
Summary
Dragged from the big metropolises of Sydney and Melbourne in the 1920s, a first generation of federal government workers settled into humble red brick Canberra 'govvies' on the brown paddocks of the Limestone Plains. They complained about the cold and the lack of pubs. But over time, like the first pioneers a century earlier, they embraced their new home. They grew fond of the peaceful tree-lined streets of their garden city in the bush, proud of what had been created around the muddy Molonglo River. Canberra Red takes us beyond the elected reps and national landmarks, beyond the neat maps and ubiquitous aerial photographs that are the public face of the planned, political city. Some of Canberra's best known writers reveal what it is that makes their special city tick, and what has become of the grand vision of Walter Burley Griffin and his extraordinary partner, Marion. Including chapters from Marion Halligan, Frank Moorhouse and Andrew Sayers, lyrics from the unforgettable P. Harness, and newly 'discovered' postcards from Walter Burley Griffin himself, Canberra Red is a thoughtful and warm evocation of a city that has come of age.
Subject
  • City planning > Australia > Canberra (A.C.T.)
  • Canberra (A.C.T.) > Social life and customs
  • Canberra (A.C.T.) > In literature
  • Canberra (A.C.T.) > History
  • Canberra
  • Description and travel
  • Social customs
  • Griffin, Walter Burley
  • Australian literature
  • Anecdotes
  • History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Call Number
JFD 14-2956
ISBN
  • 9781743315835 (pbk)
  • 174331583X (pbk)
OCLC
854835240
Title
Canberra red : stories from the bush capital / edited by David Headon and Andrew MacKenzie.
Imprint
Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2013.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Indexed Term
Canberra
Description and travel
Social customs
Griffin, Walter Burley
Australian literature
Anecdotes
History
Added Author
Headon, David John, 1950-
MacKenzie, Andrew.
Research Call Number
JFD 14-2956
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