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Re-released to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the saving of the the Great Barrier Reef, poet and conservationist Judith Wright tells the moving story of the battle to save it.
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"Wonderful and timely to see this lovely new edition of a classic book that every Australian should own. In it Judith tells the inspiring David and Goliath story of how she and a group of friends took on massive forces of greed and destruction that threatened the existence of the Great Barrier Reef and won. Australia urgently needs this new call to arms." --Iain McCalman, author, "The Reef: A Passionate History"
"Political intrigue, shifting allegiances, dirty deeds, and more, Judith Wright records the environmental struggles of the 1970s, and the people's movement to preserve the Great Barrier Reef--for a time. Today, as the reef faces new threats, her book provides inspiration and a how-to guide for a new generation of activists, for whom the beauty of the reef matters most deeply." --Rosaleen Love, author, "Reefscape"
"It will come as a surprise to most people that so many of the issues confronted in the 1960s by the doughty campaigners against drilling for oil on the barrier reef are still alive. We will have to be as determined and as persistent as they if we are to protect what is now a World Heritage Site from pollution, dredging, dumping, coral bleaching and pest species." --Germaine Greer, author, "White Beech"
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"Political intrigue, shifting allegiances, dirty deeds, and more, Judith Wright records the environmental struggles of the 1970s, and the people's movement to preserve the Great Barrier Reef--for a time. Today, as the reef faces new threats, her book provides inspiration and a how-to guide for a new generation of activists, for whom the beauty of the reef matters most deeply." --Rosaleen Love, author, "Reefscape"
"It will come as a surprise to most people that so many of the issues confronted in the 1960s by the doughty campaigners against drilling for oil on the barrier reef are still alive. We will have to be as determined and as persistent as they if we are to protect what is now a World Heritage Site from pollution, dredging, dumping, coral bleaching and pest species." --Germaine Greer, author, "White Beech"
Judith Wright is an award-winning writer and poet and a conservationist and activist. She was the founder of the Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland. She is the author of "Born of the Conquerors," "The Cry for the Dead," and "We Call for a Treaty."
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- PublisherThomas Nelson
- Publication date1977
- ISBN 10 0170051668
- ISBN 13 9780170051668
- BindingPaperback
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The coral battleground
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Thomas Nelson (Australia), West Melbourne
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Book Description Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Clean copy, no damage, no annotations. The author tells how a small group of people mobilised others, defeated an application to mine limestone and then held off the great all companies was planned, with the backing of the Queensland government, to establish an oil industry in the reef's waters.  Rear panel blurb Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. XIV, 203 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Environment & Ecology; Conservation; Australia; Politics & Government. ISBN: 0170051668. ISBN/EAN: 9780170051668. Inventory No: 0281211. Seller Inventory # 0281211
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. First. 203 pp. Light general and edgewear to illustrated covers; lamination lifted and creased in a few small spots. Light scuffing to edges of text block. Internally unmarked; solidly bound. Size: Small Octavo. Seller Inventory # 005858
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