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ItemThe evolution of municipal boundaries within metropolitan Melbourne 1836-1964Collins, K. J. ( 1966)No abstract available
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ItemThe agricultural geography of Flinders Island, Tasmania, 1964-1965Pryor, Robin J. ( 1964)No abstract available
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ItemHistorical geography of the Kooweerup District 1798-1903Mitchell, Lesley M. ( 1965)No abstract available
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ItemThe pattern and distribution of the urban hierarchy in the Swan Hill areaRaulings, A. J. ( 1968)The aim of this study is to prove that a hierarchy of central places exists in the area around Swan hill in northwestern Victoria and southwestern New South Wales. Methods used in similar studies in other areas of the western world have been adapted for use in this study. The urban hierarchy was defined on the basis of the population and functions of each centre and was found to have five main groups. The actual pattern and distribution of the hierarchy was compared with various models proposed by Christaller and others. As was expected, there were a number of local factors which distorted the actual pattern observed and this prevented comparison with any one model. The main factors affecting the location and size of centres of the hierarchy are the railways, the rural population density and road traffic.