Origins of Travelling Stock Routes. 2. Early development, management, and the growing embrace of the law (1830-70s)

Rangeland Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 341-351

  Cameron, J M R ^a   Spooner, P G ^b  

^a Charles Sturt University ^*  (United States)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

drovers; historic roads; quarantine points; sheep industry; squatters

Indexed keywords

BOS; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77956712773     PISSN: 10369872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RJ10010     Document Type: Article

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