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Title: The Lands Of The Australian Capital Territory. A Review Of Their Purpose, Use, Care And Control.
Description: Foolscap Folio; 21 x 33 cms; incomplete pagination; pp; 144 but printed on one side only; illustrated by numerous pasted in colour and b/w photos; 9 full page maps; large folding colour map at rear 1965; 6 appendices; stapled and cloth reinforced binding; illustrated front wrapper; 10cm repaired closed tear on rear map; light wear and discolouration to wrappers; a very good copy. Lands Branch, Department of the Interior, Canberra, 1965. Photograph illustrations include aerial land areas, flora, fauna, mound building termites and more. Chapter headings include Legal Basis and Definition of the A.C.T.; Commonwealth Legislation; Physical Description of the Territory; Principal Land Uses and Services; Review of Areas by Districts; Regional Matters; Outdoor Recreation in General. Appendices include Native Trees Found In the A.C.T; Mammals of the Tidbinbilia Area; Birds Recorded in the A.C.T; Freehold lands 1965; Summary of A.C.T. Rural Leases 1965; Schedule of Rural Leases. Includes 1929 report to Parliament.

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