Author: O'Neil, Bernard.
Title: In Search of Mineral Wealth: The South Australian Geological Survey and Department of Mines to 1944 [Special Publication, No 2].
Description: Adelaide South Australian Department of Mines and Energy, 1982. Hardback small quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white text-photos & drawings, black & white & colour maps, spine little faded jacket (sticker mark front cover, some edgewear, top spine chipped, corners scuffed), endpapers lightly toned. Heavy (1.1 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. 359 pp. Bernard O'Neil records the origin and development in South Australia of a Government Geological Survey and Department of Mines through to the Jubilee of the department in 1944. The historical review highlights the nature of the relationship between the Government and private enterprise in the evolution of this organisation. This book was prepared from a Master of Arts thesis in the Department of History at the University of Adelaide, and was financed by a grant from the South Australian Department of Mines and Energy. (Special Publication, no. 2.). ISBN: 0724360956

Keywords: earth sciences, geology, mining, australian history, australian government, south australia 0724360956


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