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ItemZeehan: an unstable and isolated mining town( 1966)This study is an urban geographical investigation of the dynamics of the internal functional pattern and the external associations of Zeehan - a small, isolated mining town with an unstable economic base.
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ItemLinkages and the location of manufacturing industries: a case study of Geelong( 1970)No abstract available
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ItemFlinders lane 1899 - 1975: an historical geography of Melbourne's clothing district( 1975)No abstract available
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ItemAustralias droving heritage: a study of the drovers experience and its effects( 1976)No abstract available
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ItemThe Dandenong industrial area: a study in location( 1964)Interest in the industrial expansion of the Dandenong area has been aroused in many circles over the past fifteen years. The growth has been discussed and wondered at, but the reasons for its occurrence, and its actual extent, have seldom been examined. To many people a factory established at Springvale, Noble Park, Westall - in fact anywhere between Oakleigh and Dandenong - may be described as "out Dandenong way," and thus the image of Dandenong as the major outer industrial area has grown. It is unfortunate that in popular terms "industry at Dandenong" means a far wider area than that to be considered, which is justified by availability of statistics and the need to limit the area studied, to allow a reasonably thorough survey to be made into location factors.
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ItemThe impact of the Victorian Government's decentralisation policies on the growth of manufacturing industry in Shepparton( 1974)Both the Australian and Victorian Governments have adopted decentralisation policies aimed at diverting economic and population growth from the metropolitan centres. This dissertation examines the development of Shepparton, a growing provincial city, in the light of these policies. In carrying out this aim most attention has been paid to the programme of the Division of Industrial Development which is part of the Victorian Department of State Development and Decentralisation and responsible for implementing the State's decentralisation policies. Although they have nominated five centres; Ballarat, Bendigo, Wodonga, Portland and the Latrobe Valley; for accelerated development the Victorian Government is committed to a policy to maintain and develop all viable service centres in country Victoria. In accordance with this policy, industry - and in particular, manufacturing industry - is encouraged to establish anywhere outside the metropolitan area although, officially, incentives and concessions are only available to firms locating beyond an 80 kilometre radius of Melbourne or within an 8 kilometre radius of the post-offices of Bacchus Marsh, Broadford, Gisborne, Kilmore, Kyneton or Woodend. The Federal Government, on the other hand, favours a policy of selective decentralisation and, unlike the Victorian Government, is not committed to a policy of balanced development. A limited number of 'growth centres' such as Albury-Wodonga have been chosen for accelerated development and only firms establishing in, or people moving to, these centres receive encouragement or assistance. Firms establishing in centres such as Shepparton, which has not been chosen as a growth centre, are not eligible to receive direct assistance from the Federal Government. In view of the nature of these varying policies the aim of this dissertation has been limited to an attempt to evaluate the influence which the Victorian Government's decentralisation policies have had on the growth of manufacturing industry in Shepparton. A secondary objective was to establish whether the Victorian Government would have greater success in diverting growth from Melbourne by concentrating their efforts exclusively on the development of the five centres chosen for accelerated growth rather than continue their present policy to develop numerous small to medium-sized centres. However, because of the complexity of the problem there was not sufficient time to investigate it in detail, nor would there have been room to include the results of the research in the dissertation. In compiling the dissertation the most useful material has been gained from primary sources. Information on the historical development of the Victorian Government's decentralisation policies was obtained largely from parliamentary debates and parliamentary papers as there are few secondary sources which provide such information in the required detail. The activities of the Division of Industrial Development are well publicised and personal interviews with various members of the Division provided the required information on their decentralisation programme, particularly in relation to Shepparton. Information was also gained from interviews with members of the Shepparton City Council, the staff of the Council offices and representatives of various firms established in Shepparton. One of the most difficult problems encountered was the confidential nature of much of the material required. This included, in particular, the unwillingness of a number of firms to divulge details of assistance which they have received. Fortunately the Division of Industrial Development now make public much of the information of this kind which has previously been unavailable. Another problem was the difficulty in assessing the importance of assistance which industries received in influencing their location or operations. Information of this kind was generally only available through personal interviews and because the question of decentralisation is such a controversial one a number of people were largely concerned with expressing their opinions which were inclined to colour their judgement of the degree of assistance which their firm had received. In developing the aim outlined above the dissertation has been divided into five sections. Chapter 1 provides background information designed to assist in the understanding of the remaining sections. In Chapter 2 the historical development of the Victorian Government's decentralisation policies has been traced in order to determine whether there have been any important changes in recent years. Chapters 3 and 4 involve an account of the growth of manufacturing industry in Shepparton in an attempt to assess the amount of assistance which has been received from the Government. The conclusions