Author: AUSTRALIAN HERITAGE COMMISSION.
Title: The Heritage Of Australia: The Illustrated Register of the National Estate.
Description: First Edition; Thick Med. 4to; pp. 1-82, 292, 195, 101, 132, 123, 151, 52, 83-118; text illustrated with over 7,500 b/w. photographs, numerous pages of coloured plates, numerous maps, list of photographers, index, bound in original black cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, very good copy. South Melbourne; Macmillan Company of Australia; 1981. A unique stocktaking of places which a special value within Australia - historic, environmental, and cultural. All the places which have so far been registered by the Australian Heritage Commission as worthy of conservation or special care - a total of 6600 places- are presented here with expert description and accompanying photographs.

Keywords: gea general australian history victoria tasmania new south wales queensland western northern territory antarctica aboriginal heritage applied art architecture