Published with the assistance of a grant from the University of Melbourne publication fund.

Includes bibliographies.

Griffith Taylor / R. Priestley -- The emergence of the Wheat Belt in Southeastern Australia to 1930 / J. Andrews -- Trek and Laager : the Europeans in South Africa / H.C. Brookfield -- Acadia and the Acadians : the creation of a geographical entity / A.H. Clark -- The 'environment' and Australian wool production : one hundred and fifty years / A. Marshall -- Climate and settlement in Australia, 1700-1930 : some theoretical considerations / T.M. Perry -- The moving frontiers and changing landscapes of flora and fauna in Australia / G. Price -- Between Tasman and Cook : Bouvet's place in the history of exploration / O.H.K. Spate.