Title: Rugged beyond imagination : stories from an Australian mountain region /
Authors: Higgins, Matthew, 1957-
Publisher: National Museum of Australia Press,
Year: 2009
Subjects: Mountain life Australia Namadgi National Park (A.C.T.); National characteristics, Australian.; Namadgi National Park (A.C.T.) History.; Australian Alps (N.S.W. and Vic.) History.; Kosciuszko National Park (N.S.W.) History.
Abstract: Grand, wild and windswept, the Australian Alps have played a big part in forging the identity of our nation. Rugged Beyond Imagination examines the lesser-known northern Alps, defined by the NamadgiTidbinbilla region of the Australian Capital Territory, and pursues its historical links with Kosciuszko National Park.
Contents: Part one -- 1. 150 years of grazing -- 2. Hoofbeats through snowgums -- Part two -- 3. A line along the ranges -- 4. Fire, ice and axe -- 5. Plots and plantings -- 6. Capturing a catchment -- 7. The skiing pioneers -- Part three -- 8. A place of change.