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Australia : A Picture Book to Remember Her By
Australia A Picture Book to Remember Her By Author:Ted Smart, David Gibbons Insulated from the world by wide oceans, Australia was a wild life sanctuary until 50,000 years ago, when the aboriginals arrived from Southeast Asia to share the vast continent with the primitive flora and fauna that had developed over the years. — Not until 1788 was the three million square mile land mass to be disturbed by modern man. It was i... more »n that year that 11 ships, led by Captain Arthur Phillip, disembarked 1,100 people at Port Jackson. From this tiny settlement the nation was to grow, spread, build and develop along 30,000 miles of coast.
How well they prospered may now be seen in the great cities and towns. Modern skyscrapers stand proudly against the skyline and the architectural beauty of the Sydney Opera House and the engineering skill of the Melbourne Westgate Bridge are sights to be both admired and marvelled at.
A thousand miles from such modernity and sophistication is the red heart of this wide land -- The Centre -- virtually untouched by time of man. The vista is one of primordial splendor: ramparts of ageless rock, undulating sand dunes and spires of wind-torn rock. The sound is one of silence -- awe-inspiring if not frightening.
It is this country, from its modern cities to the prehistoric beauty of its rugged interior, that has been captured between these covers.« less