The foundation of Australia's capital cities : geology, landscape, and urban character / Anthony Webster.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Webster, Anthony, 1961- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Capitals (Cities)--History--Australia.

Capitals (Cities).

Australia--History.

Australia.

Australia--Capital and capitol.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (341 pages)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2022]

Summary:

The Foundation of Australia's Capital Cities is the story of how the places chosen for Australia's seven colonial capitals came to shape their unique urban character and built environments, resulting in development patterns than have persisted today.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

List of Figures

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Purpose and Scope of the Study

Historical Background

British Settlement of Australia, 1788-1869

Phase 1. 1788-1829: Military Camps as Penal Settlements.

Phase 2. 1820s-1860s: Civil (Commercial) Settlements

Aboriginal Landscape Information

Wider Applications

Chapter 1: Sandstone Harbor: Sydney, New South Wales, 1788

Geographic Setting and Study Area Boundaries

On the Shore of Port Jackson: The Geology of Sydney Cove

Hawkesbury Sandstone

Mafic Dikes

Faults and Joint Swarms

Quaternary and Recent Sediments

Quaternary and Recent Sediments and Early Farming

The Sydney Cove Landscape in 1788

Influence of Strata on Landforms

Wetlands and the Drainage System

The Tank Stream and Marsh

The Botany and Lachlan Swamps

1788 Vegetation and Environment

Mangroves

The Aboriginal Landscape

Aboriginal Landscape Feature Names

Campsites

Aboriginal Use of Geological Materials

Rock Engravings and Paintings

Landscape, Geology, and the Early Development of Sydney

Wianamatta Group Strata and Agricultural Soils

Brickmaking Clay and the Brickfields

Lime Sources

The Road Network

The Built Environment

Historic Landmark Buildings and Features

Quarries

Chapter 2: On the Edge of the Graben: Hobart, Van Diemen's Land 1803-1804

European Discovery and Early Exploration

The Geology of Sullivans Cove

Geology of the 1804 Sullivan's Cove Settlement Site

Quaternary Geology

The Derwent Estuary Landscape

Archeological Evidence of Aboriginal Occupation of the Derwent

Aboriginal Natural Feature Names

Aboriginal Use of the Hobart Landscape.

Aboriginal Use of Geological Materials

British Settlement of the River Derwent Estuary

The Risdon Cove Settlement

The 1804 Landscape of Sullivan's Cove

The Hobart Valley

The Central Ridge and the Sullivan's Cove Coastal Cliffs

Important Hills in the Settlement Area

Drainage System and Wetlands

Hobart Rivulet and Estuary

Domain Rivulet (Park Street Creek)

Other Significant Watercourses

Wetlands

1804 Vegetation and Environment

Landscape, Geology, and the Early Development of Hobart

Reasons for the Choice of Sullivan's Cove

Early Phases of Settlement Development

1804-1812: The First Camp and the Collins Settlement

Stainforth's Cove (New Town Bay)

Meehan's 1811 Survey to Arthur's Appointment of the Commissioners in 1825

Anchorages and Land Reclamation

Geohazards

Brickmaking Clay and the Hobart Brickfields

Dolerite and Urban Character

Historic Quarries and their Current Landforms

Sources of Lime

Lime Kiln Hill

The New Town Coalfield

Locating Modern Infrastructure

Plains and the Airports

Chapter 3: Ridgelines and Waterways: Brisbane, Queensland, 1825

European Discovery and Exploration of Moreton Bay and the Brisbane River

Geology of the 1825 Brisbane Settlement

Basement Paleozoic Metamorphic Rocks

Permo-Triassic Sediments and Volcanics

The Brisbane Tuff

Quaternary and Recent Cover

The Brisbane Landscape, 1825

The South Brisbane Reach and the Southern Shore

The Brisbane Peninsula

Wheat Creek

Frog Hollow

Spring Hollow/Spring Hill

York's Hollow

Fortitude Valley

1825 Vegetation and Environment

Landscape, Geology, and the Early Development of Brisbane

Choosing the Site of Brisbane.

The "City Cliffs" and Miller's First Landing Place

Kangaroo Point Cliffs and the Petrie Bight Cliffs

Quaternary Sediments and the First Farming

Landscape and Infrastructure Placement

A Seat of Government

Wetlands, Sporting Facilities, and Transport Infrastructure

River Flooding

Historic Quarries and Their Current Landforms

Brickmaking Clay and Lime Sources

Timber Structures

Chapter 4: Limestone and Lakes: Perth, Western Australia, 1829

Historic Time Frame

European Discovery and Exploration of the Swan River

British Exploration

Stirling's Reconnaissance of 1827

The Geology of the Perth Basin

The Superficial Formations

Alluvium and Colluvium

The Swan Coastal Plain

The Swan Valley

The Swan-Canning River Estuary

The Perth Landscape in 1829

Reasons for the Choice of Point Fraser

Landscape Features of the Perth Settlement Site

The Perth Ridge

The Steep Southern Shoreline of Point Fraser

St Georges Terrace-the First Elite Suburb

The Mt Eliza Escarpment

Heirisson's Islands and the Shoals

Burswood Peninsula (Island)

Buckland Hill and the Limestone Cliffs

Wetlands, Lakes, and the Drainage System

The Point Fraser Lake and Wetland System

Samphire Creek and the Point Fraser Salt Marshes

Tea Tree Lagoon, Clause's Brook, and Walter's Brook

Groundwater

Springs

1829 Vegetation and Environment

The Fremantle Landscape in 1829

The Limestone Bar

Camp Sites

River Crossings

Stone Tool Technology

Ochre and Pigments

Landscape, Geology, and the Early Development of Perth

The Garden Island and Fremantle Camps

The Perth Camp, 1829-1834

Land Grant Surveys and Urban Expansion.

Land Grant Surveys

First Farming

Development of the Road Network

Groundwater Contamination

The Influence of the Tamala Limestone on Urban Character

Landmark Limestone Buildings

Minor Buildings and Features

Donnybrook Sandstone

Brickmaking Clay

Chapter 5: On the Edge of the Delta: Melbourne, Victoria, 1835

Geographic Location and Setting

Historic Timeframe Discussed

European Discovery and Exploration

Sullivan's Bay 1803: A Failed Settlement

Choice of the Sullivan's Bay Site

Geology and the Failure of the Sullivan's Bay Settlement

The Foundation of Melbourne: A Van Diemonian Colony

The Choice of the Site

Geology of 1835 Melbourne

Basement Silurian Sedimentary Rocks

Basic Dikes

Cenozoic Volcanics and Interflow Sediments

Pre-Quaternary Sediments

The Yarra Delta

The Melbourne Landscape in 1835

The Yarra and Maribyrnong Rivers

Hobsons Bay

The Beach

1835 Landscape Features of Melbourne

The Falls and the "Pond"

The Settlement Hills

Elizabeth Street Creek and Catchment

The West Melbourne or Batman's Swamp

Moonee Moonee Chain of Ponds

1835 Vegetation and Environment

Aboriginal Use of the Melbourne Landscape

Landscape, Geology, and the Early Development of Melbourne

1835-1837 Batman's and Fawkner's Village

1837-1850: The Latrobe Era-a Planned Town

High Ground as Preferred Suburban Locations

Wider Settlement and Growth

Europeanizing the Landscape

1850-1880-Gold Rush to "Marvelous Melbourne"

Landscape and Infrastructure

Roads and Railways

Elevated Sites

Port Facilities

Sporting Fields and Parks

Locations of Early Industries and Defense Facilities

The Built Environment.

Brickmaking

Chapter 6: The Woodland Plain: Adelaide, South Australia, 1836

Early Exploration of South Australia

The Founding of Adelaide

Reconnaissance of the Adelaide Region

Geology of the Adelaide Plains

St Vincent Basin

Quaternary Sediments

The Para Fault Block

Geological Influences on the Settlement Site

Hallett Cove Sandstone and the 1836 Landscape

The Adelaide Plains Landscape in 1836

Vegetation and Environment

Aboriginal Use of the Adelaide Landscape

Landscape, Geology, and the Early Development of Adelaide

Light's 1836 Town Survey

The Parklands

The Country Section Surveys

The Evolution of the Road and Rail Network

Beyond the Parklands: Early Suburban Development

Anchorages

Torrens River Flooding

Calcrete (Limestone)

Bluestone

Sandstone

Historic Quarries

Chapter 7: The Northern Outpost: Darwin, Northern Territory, 1869

European Exploration and the Discovery of Port Darwin

Discovery of Port Darwin

Transfer of Administration to the Colony of South Australia

The First Northern Territory Expedition-1865-1866

The Second Northern Territory Expedition-1869-1870

The Geology of Port Darwin

Paleoproterozoic Basement

The Angular Unconformity

Cretaceous Cover Sequence

Deep Weathering and Lateritization

The Darwin Landscape of 1869

Fannie Bay and Frances Bay

Historic Landforms of the Settlement Area

Fort Hill Point and Stokes Hill Point

Doctors Gully

Wetlands and the Drainage System.

1869 Vegetation and Environment.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Webster, Anthony The Foundation of Australia’s Capital Cities

ISBN:

1-4985-9796-3