27574 Great Barrier Reef Papers, 1928-1978.

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27574 Great Barrier Reef Papers, 1928-1978.

Field notes from the Low Isles Expedition, July 1928 - July 1929; and documentation relating to the Great Barrier Reef Committee and formation of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority.

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Great barrier reef marine park authority

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Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929

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Expedition led by Bayard G. Read to study the environment of the Great Barrier Reef. Dean Amadon conducted field work and studies of the birds of Australia as the Museum's staff representative on the expedition. From the description of Field photographs, 1962. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155515071 ...

Yonge, C.M. (Charles Maurice), 1899-1986

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On 16 July 1928, the world's first detailed scientific study of coral reef took place on Low Isles. The European expedition party, led by Dr C. M. Yonge, aimed to study the life processes of coral and of the formation and maintenance of reef. The Expedition left the Isles on 28 July 1929. (Information taken from http://www.douglas-shire-historical-society.org/low_isles.htm ) Sir Charles Maurice Yonge CBE FRS (9 December 1899 - 17 March 1986) was a British zoologist. He w...

Great Barrier Reef Committee

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