Life within and life of a mining town: the historical geography of Western Australia’s first iron ore town

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Life within and life of a mining town: the historical geography of Western Australia’s first iron ore town

Small resource-dependent towns are particularly vulnerable to economic decline as they often have limited internal capacity to develop alternative economic functions. This paper presents the story of the development, decline and adaptation of a small resource-dependent town. Recognising that the pro...

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Main Authors:	Davies, Amanda, Oliver, Bobbie
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Routledge 2017
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/53824

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