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Horses in Australia : An Illustrated History.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Sydney : NewSouth Publishing, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (256 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781742247090
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Horses in AustraliaDDC classification:
  • 636.100994
LOC classification:
  • SF284.A78 .B384 2014
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Horses, Status and Colonialism -- 2. Equine Explorers -- 3. Horses of the Lawless -- 4. On the Road -- 5. Romanticising the Horse -- 6. Walers at War -- 7. And They're Racing… -- 8. Horses on Show -- 9. Prancing and Dancing -- 10. The Wild Ones -- 11. The Breed for every Need -- 12. Tilling and Toiling -- 13. The Horse in Art -- Acknowledgments -- Picture credits.
Summary: This beautifully illustrated book celebrates the horse in Australia past and present. From Cobb & Co to Black Caviar, from the Walers of World War I to The Man from Snowy River , it showcases our best historical and contemporary images.
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Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Horses, Status and Colonialism -- 2. Equine Explorers -- 3. Horses of the Lawless -- 4. On the Road -- 5. Romanticising the Horse -- 6. Walers at War -- 7. And They're Racing… -- 8. Horses on Show -- 9. Prancing and Dancing -- 10. The Wild Ones -- 11. The Breed for every Need -- 12. Tilling and Toiling -- 13. The Horse in Art -- Acknowledgments -- Picture credits.

This beautifully illustrated book celebrates the horse in Australia past and present. From Cobb & Co to Black Caviar, from the Walers of World War I to The Man from Snowy River , it showcases our best historical and contemporary images.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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