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Drought, fires and flood on the pastoral frontier: 1820 to 1855
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Evans, Kathryn, Drought, fires and flood on the pastoral frontier: 1820 to 1855, Tasmanian Historical Research Association, Papers and Proceedings, 57, (1) pp. 28 - 39. ISSN 0039-9809 (2010) [Non Refereed Article]
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Abstract
Drought, fires and flood were experienced by settlers in Van Diemen's Land from the very
beginnings of European settlement. The variability of the island's climate was foreign
to many British settlers and resulted in the need to adapt and innovate in establishing
both towns and farms. Even though four seasons approximating to the summer, winter,
autumn and spring of the northern hemisphere were discernible, the weather was often
highly variable from one year to the next. Periods characterised by oppressive heat,
drought and bushfires could quickly be replaced by flooding rains and punishing cold.
The uncertainty of rainfall, in particular, could make life extremely difficult. As settlement
spread across the island regional climatic variation also became apparent.
Item Details
Item Type: | Non Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | Van Diemen's Land, drought, fure, flood, European settlers, climate variation |
Research Division: | History, Heritage and Archaeology |
Research Group: | Historical studies |
Research Field: | Australian history |
Objective Division: | Environmental Policy, Climate Change and Natural Hazards |
Objective Group: | Adaptation to climate change |
Objective Field: | Social impacts of climate change and variability |
UTAS Author: | Evans, Kathryn (Mrs Kathryn Evans) |
ID Code: | 64749 |
Year Published: | 2010 |
Deposited By: | Geography and Environmental Studies |
Deposited On: | 2010-08-23 |
Last Modified: | 2013-03-06 |
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