The Globe articles from December 1 2005

The Globe archives from December 1 2005

Maps in classrooms *.
December 1, 2005... Reading maps is an important life skill. It is not surprising, therefore, that skills relating to the reading and interpretation of maps should feature prominently in the curriculum of Australian schools. This article looks at the theoretical...

Value of Victorian Aboriginal clan names for toponymic research.
December 1, 2005... This paper discusses the value of clan name research as a means of uncovering Aboriginal place names. It argues that clan names are able to provide a layer of place names that in some instances is the only source of information available to...

Robert Hoddle: Pioneer surveyor, 1794-1881.
December 1, 2005... Summary: This paper, by the great granddaughter of the surveyor Robert Hoddle, outlines Hoddle's Australian experiences and discusses some of the maps he produced. ********** In early colonial Australia, the role of the surveyor was...

Vicmap Topographic digital mapping.(Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victoria's Vicmap Topographic)
December 1, 2005... Victoria's most important topographic hardcopy mapping product is the State's 1:25 000 printed topographic maps which cover 85% of the State. In total there are 1600 maps (not all of which are printed). The majority of these maps were produced...

The 1862 Land Act Map.
December 1, 2005... This report discusses the creation, use and history of the 1862 Land Act Map of Victoria. The 1862 Land Act Map is the largest map in the holdings of the Public Record Office of Victoria (PROV), measuring some 4.5 metres by 6 metres. It...

The Patricia Alonso Memorial Prize.
December 1, 2005... The Patricia Alonso Memorial Prize was inaugurated in 1990 to commemorate Patricia's contribution to map librarianship through the Australian Map Circle (AMC). It is awarded in alternating years by the Australian Map Circle and the Mapping...

Developments at the national library of Australia, 2004-05.(HIGHLIGHTS FROM AUSTRALIAN MAP LIBRARIES, 2004-2005)
December 1, 2005... Significant Acquisitions It has been a year of significant acquisitions for NLA Maps, including the following items (see 'Gateways' online for more details at nla.gov.au/ntwkpubs/gatehome.html): 1) Richard Cushee-Matched pair of...

State Library of NSW. Maps Section, original materials branch.(HIGHLIGHTS FROM AUSTRALIAN MAP LIBRARIES, 2004-2005)
December 1, 2005... Staff 2 (1 curator; 1 librarian grade 2) Contact Cheryl Evans, Curator of Maps Opening hours Access to the maps collection is available in the Mitchell Library Reading Room (9am-9pm Monday to Friday; 11am-5pm Saturday)...

State Reference Library, Western Australia Liswa map collection.(Highlights from Australian Map Libraries, 2004-2005)
December 1, 2005... The map collection of the State Reference Library is the best publicly-accessible, general collection of maps in Perth. The collection is rich in early maps from the United Kingdom used by genealogy researchers, and current travel maps of both...

Victorian Wind Atlas, Sustainable Energy Authority Victoria, [Melbourne], 2003.(Product/service evaluation)
December 1, 2005... Victorian Wind Atlas, Sustainable Energy Authority Victoria, [Melbourne], 2003 ii +92pp. Spiral bound, A3 (43x30cm) landscape format hardcover. ISBN 1 920825 01 0. $75 (inc postage). Email info@seav.vic.gov.au or order online via a link from...

Francesca Fiorani, The Marvel of Maps.(Book review)
December 1, 2005... Francesca Fiorani, The Marvel of Maps (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2005) 347pp. ISBN 0-300-10727-7. US$60. Many of us have been puzzled by the wonderful displays of Renaissance art and cartography exemplified in the Map...

Bob Dunn, The disputed country: Australia's Lost Border.(Book review)
December 1, 2005... Bob Dunn, The disputed country--Australia's lost border. Produced in collaboration with John Deckert, published by Bob Dunn and John Deckert, 2004, 96pp., maps and photographs, 210mm x 297 mm, ISBN 0646433067. Bob Dunn and John Deckert...

Australian Railway Atlas: No.1 - Tasmania.(Book review)
December 1, 2005... Australian Railway Atlas: No.1--Tasmania, Quail Map Company, Exeter, 2004. ISBN 1898319693. 33+ii. Maps. $36.00 This atlas is the first in a proposed series of state-based atlases of Australian railway, tram and trolley routes. The idea for...

Letter to the editors.(Letter to the editor)
December 1, 2005... Dear Sirs, I would like to congratulate Peter Griggs on his fine work in preparing his paper for The Globe titled 'Mapping a New Colony: The Geological Construction of Queensland 1860-1880'. However, as a past Queensland Government...