Australia's Age Of Iron. History And Archaeology

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publisher Place: Australia
Publisher Year: 1994
Edition: First Edition

Description: 175 pages. Ex-Library. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: Australias Age of Iron started in the 1840s when the first attempts were made to reduce Australias dependence on Britain for imported iron. Australian iron ore was abundant and of good quality, but Australia still had difficulties in competing with cheaper imports. Ian Jack and Aedeen Cremin analyze Australias efforts to smelt iron efficiently and examine in detail the physical remains of those pioneering ventures. Based on a decade of archival research and field work, the study brings together little-known source material and places it in broad historical context.

ISBN: 9780424001586