Australia: a timeless grandeur. Helen Grasswill. 1981.

Australia: a timeless grandeur reveals the special beauty and character of the continent by presenting many of its most impressive natural landscapes. Some areas, such as Ayers Rock and the Great Barrier Reef, are familiar to most people. But others are little known…..the superb Kubla Khan Cave and the severely sculptured Acropolis in Tasmania; the circular Gosse’s Bluff, thrown up millions of years ago in central Australia by an exploding comet; the rare structures of the Shark Bay Stromatolites in Western Australia; and the wild paradise of Arnhem Land at the very top end of themNorthern Territory.

Through powerful, yet sensitive pictures and text, the authors depict the essence of these magnificent wild places. They outline the geological structure, climate, vegetation and wildlife of each area and also show man’s relationship with the land, from the early Aboriginal occupation, through the coming of the European to the present day.