Down Under: Mineral Heritage In Australasia
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Down Under: Mineral Heritage in Australasia is a richly illustrated chronicle of the mining and metallurgical industries that shaped the landscapes and economies of Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, and Papua New Guinea. Authored by one of Australia's most distinguished industrialists, Sir Arvi Parbo, this monograph presents a sweeping historical narrative that traces the evolution of resource extraction from its earliest colonial beginnings through to the modern era, documenting the machinery, the men, and the monumental discoveries that defined a region. Published as Monograph 19 by the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, the work stands as both a scholarly reference and a visual testament to the ingenuity and endurance of the Australasian mining heritage. Parbo's authoritative voice, shaped by decades at the helm of Western Mining Corporation, lends the text an insider's gravitas rarely found in institutional histories — leaving the reader to wonder how much of the continent's very identity was forged not in its parliaments, but deep beneath its earth.
Author: Arvi Parbo
Format: Hardback
Published: 1992, The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Down Under: Mineral Heritage in Australasia is a richly illustrated chronicle of the mining and metallurgical industries that shaped the landscapes and economies of Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, and Papua New Guinea. Authored by one of Australia's most distinguished industrialists, Sir Arvi Parbo, this monograph presents a sweeping historical narrative that traces the evolution of resource extraction from its earliest colonial beginnings through to the modern era, documenting the machinery, the men, and the monumental discoveries that defined a region. Published as Monograph 19 by the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, the work stands as both a scholarly reference and a visual testament to the ingenuity and endurance of the Australasian mining heritage. Parbo's authoritative voice, shaped by decades at the helm of Western Mining Corporation, lends the text an insider's gravitas rarely found in institutional histories — leaving the reader to wonder how much of the continent's very identity was forged not in its parliaments, but deep beneath its earth.