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Thomas Nelson (Australia), West Melbourne, 1977. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Clean copy, no damage, no annotations. The author tells how a small group of people mobilised others, defeated an application to mine limestone and then held off the great all companies was planned, with the backing of the Queensland government, to establish an oil industry in the reef's waters.  Rear panel blurb Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. XIV, 203 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Environment & Ecology; Conservation; Australia; Politics & Government. ISBN: 0170051668. ISBN/EAN: 9780170051668. Inventory No: 0281211. . 9780170051668
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- Title The Coral Battleground
- Author Wright, Judith
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Publisher Thomas Nelson (Australia), West Melbourne
- Date 1977
- ISBN 9780170051668
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The coral battleground
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The Coral Battleground [Nelson Paperback: The Great Barrier Reef].
by Wright, Judith.
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Melbourne: Thomas Nelson (Australia) Limited, 1977. 1st ed.. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, stiffened pictorial cover, black endpapers, top edge little foxed, minor edgewear. 203 pp. Judith Wright, the noted Australian poet and environmentalist, describes the battle to save the Great Barrier Reef from limestone mining and oil drilling. A classic Australian study of a serious and longlasting political versus conservation dispute, which lead to permanent protection of the reef by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. The reef covers 2000 Km along the Queensland coast. The spectacular coral reefs, sand cays and islands are the most precious Australian marine resource. First edition (Nelson, 1977).
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