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Wide open road : the story of cars in Australia / Tony Davis.

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Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Branch	Status	Due Date
629.222 DAV	Adult Non Fiction		Bankstown .	. Available .

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Field name	Details
ISBN	9780733330278 (hbk.)
Name	Davis, Tony
Title	Wide open road : the story of cars in Australia / Tony Davis.
Published	Sydney : HarperCollins, 2011
Description	319 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 30 cm.
Notes	Based on the ABC series--T.p.
Notes	ABC logo at foot of title page.
Summary	It was love at first sight when horseless carriages began smoking and spluttering across the dirt and dust of 19th century Australia. Since then, Australia has been infatuated with the automobile, the motorcar, the car. The story of the car in Australia is the story of our heroes, our eccentrics, our parents, our mates - our lives.
Subjects	Automobiles -- Australia
	Automobiles -- Australia -- History
	Australia -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
Added Corporate Names	Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Added Title	Wide open road (Television program)
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Australia -- Social life and customs -- 20th century . Automobiles -- Australia . Automobiles -- Australia -- History . Authors: Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Davis, Tony . See Also: Australian Broadcasting Commission .