Beyond the drought: Towards a broader understanding of rural disadvantage

Rural Society

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 348-358

  Hall, Greg ^a   Scheltens, Melinda ^a  

^a Centrelink in Hervey Bay ^*  (Australia)

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EID: 34247655587     PISSN: 10371656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/rsj.351.15.3.348     Document Type: Article

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