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Rocks to Riches: The Story of Australia's National Geological Survey

Rocks to Riches: The Story of Australia's National Geological Survey


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Rocks to Riches is the story of Australia's national geological survey, which started life as the Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics, and is now known as the Australian Geological Survey Organisation (AGSO). Throughout the nineteenth century and well into the twentieth, the work of Australia's explorers, prospectors, geologists and mineral surveyors laid the foundations for our modern national economy. But it took a war, Prime Minister Ben Chifley and the foresight and drive of one man - H G (Harold) Raggatt - to begin the coordinated uncovering of Australia's vast mineral resources. From its foundation in 1946, the BMR and Raggatt shared one principal objective - to systematically compile a series of geological maps of the entire continent. How this was achieved, and who was on the ground making it happen, is a fascinating and little known story. So too is what happened next, as the BMR took on new and increasingly complex tasks in serving the national interest. Told by the people involved in the field and behind the scenes in laboratories, it is also a story of political intrigue, a struggle for survival during the recession o

Table of Contents:
Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction PART ONE: FOUNDATIONS (1800S-1946) 1 Scratching the surface 2 Of national necessity PART TWO: BEGINNINGS (1946-1951) 3 Carving a niche 4 Debut in the field PART THREE: ESTABLISHING CREDENTIALS (1952-1959) 5 An agent for growth 6 Charts, camps and comrades 7 Exploring the territories PART FOUR: HEYDAYS (1959-1974) 8 Under one roof 9 On the wings of a boom 10 Behind the scenes 11 A climate for change PART FIVE: TRANSITION YEARS (1975-1979) 12 The end of an era PART SIX: THE CHANGING ROLE (1980-1992) 13 An emphasis on research 14 A new accord PART SEVEN: THE FUTURE BECKONS (1992-) 15 Reaffirming the goals Appendix 1 Locality maps Appensix 2 Chronology of Commonwealth Government interest in Australian-New Guinean mineral resources Appendix 3 Organisational structure

About the Author :
Rick Wilkinson is a journalist and professional historian.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781864480092
  • Publisher: Allen & Unwin
  • Publisher Imprint: Allen & Unwin
  • Height: 225 mm
  • Sub Title: The Story of Australia's National Geological Survey
  • ISBN-10: 1864480092
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jan 1996
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Width: 175 mm


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