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(a) The T.C. Series – “Studies of the Land” and others (published by Soil Conservation Authority, Victoria unless otherwise indicated).

    TC 1. Reconnaissance Survey of the Ecology and Land-use of the Catchment of Glenmaggie Reservoir (Rowe, R.K. and Downes, R.G. 1960);

    TC 2. A Study of the Land in North-Western Victoria (Rowan, J.N. and Downes, G.R. 1963);

    TC 3. A Study of the Land in South-Western Victoria (Gibbons, F.R. and Downes, R.G. 1964);

    TC 4. A Study of the Land in The Grampians Area (Sibley, G.T. 1967);

    TC 5. A Study of the Land in the Victorian Catchment of Lake Hume (Rowe, R.K. 1967);

    TC 6. A Study of the Land in the Mount Buffalo National Park (Rowe, R.K. 1970);

    TC 7. Salting on Dryland Farms in North-Eastern Victoria. (Rowan, J.N. 1971);

    TC 8. A Study of the Land in the Catchment of the Kiewa River (Rowe, R.K. 1972);

    TC 9. A Study of the Land in the Catchment of the Broken River (Rundle, A.S. and Rowe, R.K. 1974);

    TC 10. A Study of the Land in the Tyers River Catchment (Sibley, G.T. 1975);

    TC 11. A Study of the Land in the Catchment of Lake Eildon (Rundle, A.S. 1977);

    TC 12. A Study of the Land in the Gippsland Lakes Area (Nicholson, B.N. 1978);

    TC 13. Guidelines for Minimising Soil Erosion and Sedimentation from Construction Sites in Victoria. (Garvin,R. J., Knight, M.R.and Richmond, T. J. 1980);

    TC 14. A Study of the Land in the Catchments of the Otway Range and the Adjoining Plains (Pitt, A.J. 1981);

    TC. 15. Study of the Land in the Catchment of the Avoca River (Lorimer, M.S. and Rowan, J.N. 1982);

    TC 16. A Study of the Land in the Catchments of the Upper Ovens and King Rivers (Rowe, R.K. 1984);

    TC 17. A Study of the Land in the Catchment of the Gippsland Lakes, Vol 1. (Aldrick, J.M., Hook,R.A., van de Graaff, R.H.M., Nicholson, B.M., O’Beirne, D.A., and Schoknecht, N.R. 1988). Land and Catchment Division, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Victoria. Maps and Diagrams for A Study of the Land in the Catchment of the Gipsland Lakes. (Vol. 2). (Aldrick, J.M., Hook,R.A., van de Graaff, R.H.M., Nicholson, B.M., O’Beirne, D.A., and Schoknecht, N.R. 1990) Land and Catchment Division, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Victoria.

    TC 18. A Study of the Land in the Campaspe River Catchment (Lorimer, M.S. and Schoknecht, N.R. 1987).

    (b) References other than TC series

    This list includes unpublished Soil Conservation Authority reports and other relevant publications. Most are listed in the Department of Primary Industry Library Catalogue (www.dpi.vic.gov.au) that indicates where copies are held.

    Baxter, N., Boyle, G. and Jones, E (1994). A land capability study for the Shire of Romsey Centre for Land Protection Research, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Vic. (Tech. Report no. 13).

    Baxter, N. (1996). A land capability study of the Kyneton Shire. Centre for Land Protection Research, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Vic.
    (Tech. Report no. 28).

    Baxter, N., Williamson, J. and Brown, A. (1997). Agricultural and horticultural land
    suitability for the West Wimmera shire. Volume 1. Centre for Land Protection Research, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Vic.

    Baxter, N., Williamson, J. and Brown, A. (1997). Agricultural and horticultural land suitability for the West Wimmera shire. Volume 2. Centre for Land Protection Research, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Vic. Unpublished report.

    Baxter, N. and Robinson, N. (2001). Land Resource Assessment of the Glenelg Hopkins Region. Natural Heritage Trust / Centre for Land Protection Research, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Vic. (Tech. Report no.81)

    Birch, W.D. (Editor) (2003). “Geology of Victoria”. Geological Society of Australia, Special Publication 23. Geol. Soc. Aust. (Vic. Division).

    Blackburn, G. and Leslie, T.I. (1950). Survey of soils, land-use and soil erosion in the Coleraine District. CSIRO Aust. Div. Soils and Landuse Ser. No. 3.

    Blackburn, G. and Leslie, T.I. (1958). The characteristics and origins of soils in the Coleraine District, Victoria. CSIRO Aust. Soil Publ. No. 12.

    Blackburn, G. and Gibbons, F.R. (1956). Soils of the Shire of Kowree. CSIRO Aust.Div. Soils and Land Use Ser. No.17.

    Bluml, M., Boyle, G. and Jones, E. (1995). Land capability study of the City of Greater Bendigo – Huntly. Centre for Land Protection Research, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Vic. (Tech. Report no. 21).

    Bluml, M., Boyle, G. and Jones, E (1995). Land capability study of the City of Greater Bendigo - Strathfieldsaye. Centre for Land Protection Research, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Vic. (Tech. Report no. 21).

    Bluml, M., Baxter, N., Williamson, J. and Morris, M. (1998). A Report of Residential land Capability and Agricultural Land Suitability in the Shire of Campaspe. Centre for Land Protection Research, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Vic. (Tech. Report no. 51)

    Bluml, M., Williams, S., Smith, C. and Reynard, K. (1999). A land suitability analysis for selected agribusiness in the Loddon Campaspe Region. Centre for Land Protection Research, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Vic. (Tech. Report no. 59).

    Brouwer, J. and Willatt, S. (1982). Investigations into land capability for septic effluent absorption and purification. La Trobe University/ Soil Conservation Authority, Vic.

    Bryant, E. and Lorimer, M. (1993). A land capability study of the Rural City of Marong. Centre for Land Protection Research, Department of Conservation & Environment, Vic. (Tech. Report no. 7).

    Bryant, E., Bluml,M., Boyle, G. and Jones, E. (1994). A land capability study for the Shire of Broadford. Centre for Land Protection Research, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Vic. (FR no. 1658/ Tech. Report no.9).

    Christian, C.S. and Stewart, G.A. (1953). General report on survey of Katherine - Darwin region, 1946. CSIRO Aust. Land Res. Ser. No1

    Cope, F. (1958). Catchment Salting in Victoria. Soil Conservation Authority, Vic. TS 1.

    Costello, R., Wood, J.F. Burns, P.R. (1984). Land capability study in the Shire of Euroa : erosion risk assessment : other land use constraints : land management guidelines. Soil Conservation Authority, Vic. Unpublished report.

    Costin, A.B. (1957). High Mountain Catchments in Victoria in Relation to Land Use. Bulletin. Soil Conservation Authority, Vic.

    Downes, R.G. (1949). Soil, Land-use and Erosion Survey around Dookie, Victoria. CSIRO Aust. Bull. 243.

    Gibbons, F.R. (1976). A study of overseas land capability ratings. – A report of visits to England, France, Netherlands, Canada and USA. Unpublished report to Soil Conservation Authority, Vic. (FR no. 1208).

    Gibbons, F.R., Rowan, J.N. and Downes, R.G. (1968). The Role of Humans in Land Evaluation in Land Evaluation, (ed. G.A. Stewart) (Macmillan: Melbourne)

    Hexter, G.W., Leslie, T.I. and Pels, S (1956). A land-use class survey of the Parwan Valley, Victoria. Research Div. Soil Conservation Authority, Vic.

    Hook, R. and Rees, D. (1999). Land Resource Assessment in the western part of the Shire of Towong - Covers the former Shire of Tallangatta. Centre for Land Protection Research, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Vic. (Tech. Report no.52).

    Howe, D.F. Costello, R.T. and Russell, L.D. (1979). Land Capability for Urban and Related Uses in the Berwick – Pakenham Area and the Shire of Hastings. Soil Conservation Authority Vic./ Ministry for Conservation, Environmental Studies Report no.200).

    Goss,H.M., Reimers,T. and van de Graaff, R.M.H. (1988). Land capability study of the Westernport Catchment: Report prepared for the Dandenong Valley Authority. (Department of Conservation, Forests and Lands, Vic.).

    Jeffery, P.J. (1981). A study of the land in the catchments north of Melbourne. Soil Conservation Authority, Vic. Unpublished report. (FR no.1474).

    Jeffery, P.J. (1981). A study of land capability in the shire of Buninyong. Soil Conservation Authority, Vic. Unpublished report. (FR no.1457).

    Jeffery, P.J. (1981). Land constraints to residential development in the Upper Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges region: landscape living policy area. Upper Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges Authority/ Soil Conservation Authority, Vic. Unpublished report. (FR no.1458).

    Jeffery,P.J. (1981). Land constraints to residential development in the Upper Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges region: urban policy area. Upper Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges Authority/ Soil Conservation Authority,Vic. Unpublised report. (FR no. 1460).

    Jeffery, P.J. Costello, R.T. (1979). A study of land capability in the Shire of Ballan. Soil Conservation Authority, Vic. Unpublished report. (FR no.1402).

    Jeffery, P.J. Costello, R.T. (1981). A study of land capability in the shire of Bannockburn. Soil Conservation Authority, Vic. Unpublished report. (FR no.1456).

    Jeffery, P.J. Costello, R.T. and King, P. (1979). A study of land capability in the Shire of Bungaree. Soil Conservation Authority, Vic. Unpublished report. (FR no.1368).

    Jenkin, J.J. (1991). “Geomorphology” Ch.3 in “Introducing Victorian Geology”. Eds. G.W. Cochran, G.W. Quick and D. Spencer-Jones. Geol. Soc. Aust. (Vic. Division)

    Jones, E., Boyle, G., Baxter, N. and Bluml, M. (1996). A Land Capability Study of the Shire of Mitchell. Centre for Land Protection Research, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Vic. (Tech. Report no.35).

    King, P. N. (1979). A report on the Ballarat water supply catchments: a proposal for proclamation / prepared for consideration by the Land Conservation Council. Soil Conservation Authority, Vic. Unpublished report.

    Lindsay, Andrea and Rowe, K. (1990). Land evaluation: the Victorian land capability assessment approach. Proc. Ecol. Soc. Aust. v.16; pp475-490.

    Lorimer, M. (1996). A land capability study of the Cathedral Range - Acheron Valley. Centre for Land Protection Research, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Vic. (Tech. Report no. 16).

    McMillan, M., Smith, A. and Baxter, N. (1997). A land capability study of the Cardinia Shire. Centre for Land Protection Research, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Vic. (Tec. Report no.29).

    McDonald, R.C., Isbell, R.F., Speight, J.G., Walker, J. and Hopkins, M..S. (1990). Australian Soil and Land Survey Field Handbook. Second Edition. Inkata Press P/L, Melbourne.

    Pitt, A.J., Jakimoff, A.W. and Evans, B.J. (1977). An Interim Report on the Land in the Heytesbury Settlement Scheme. Soil Conservation Authority, Vic. Unpublished report. (FR no. 1258).

    Ransome, S.W. (1983). Report on a proposed land use determination for the Gellibrand River catchment. Soil Conservation Authority, Vic. Unpublished report. (FR no.1511).

    Ransome, S.W. and McLennan, R.M. (1979). A report on the Gellibrand River (South Otway) catchment: a proposal for proclamation prepared for consideration by the Land Conservation Council. Soil Conservation Authority, Vic. Unpublished report. (FR no.1381).

    Rees, D. (1995). A land capability study of the Cassilis Valley, Swift Creek. Centre for Land Protection Research, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Vic. (Tech. Report no. 27).

    Rees, D. (1996). A land inventory of East Gippsland. Centre for Land Protection Research, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Vic (Tech. Report no. 23).

    Rees, D. (2000). Land Systems of Victoria - Edition 3. Centre for Land Protection Research, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Vic. (Tech. Report no.56).

    Rees, D.B. and Howe, D.F. (1986). Lal Lal water-supply catchment: land capability for rural township development, Dunnstown. Department of Conservation, Forests and Lands, Melb. Unpublished report.

    Rees,D. and White, L. (1996). A land capability study of the Barwon River Catchment. Centre for Land Protection Research, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Vic. (Tech. Report no. 32).

    Reynard, K. and Rees, D. (2002). Murrindindi Shire Land Capability Analysis and Environmental Values. Centre for Land Protection Research, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Vic. (CLPR Research Report no. 1).

    Reynard, K., Bluml, M., Boyle, G. and Rees, D (2002). A Land Resource Assessment for the North East Region. Centre for Land Protection Research, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Vic. Unpublished report.

    Robinson, N., Rees, D., Reynard, K., MacEwan, R. and Boyle, G. (2003). A land resource assessment of the Corangamite region. PIRVic, Department Primary Industries, Victoria. Unpublished report.

    Rowan, J.N. (1990). Land Systems of Victoria. Land Protection Division, Department of Conservation and Environment. Vic and Land Conservation Council, Vic.

    Rowe, R.K., Howe, D F. and Alley, N.F. (1981). Guidelines for Land Capability Assessment in Victoria. Soil Conservation Authority, Vic. (FR no.1450).

    Russell, L. D. (1983). Report on a proposed land use determination for the Tanjil river water supply catchment. Soil Conservation Authority, Vic. Unpublished report.

    Russell, L. D., Grimes, Rees, D. (1985). Report on a proposed land use determination for the Upper Delatite (Mansfield) water supply catchment. Soil Conservation Authority, Vic. Unpublished report.

    Schoknecht, N.R. (1988). Land Inventory of the Loddon River Catchment – a Reconnaissance Survey of the National Soil Conservation Program, Land Protection Div. , Department of Conservation, Forests and Lands, Vic.

    Sibley, G.T. (1966). A Classification of the Land at Wilson’s Promontory. Soil Conservation Authority, Vic. Unpublished report . ( FR no.914).

    Sibley, G.T. and Rees, D.B. (1999). A Classification of lands at Wilson’s Promontory, (2nd Ed.). Centre for Land Protection Research, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Vic.(Tech. Report no.43).

    Thompson, G.T. (1979). “A Brief History of Soil Conservation in Victoria – 1834 - 1961. Soil Conservation Authority, Vic..

    Van de Graaff R.H.M. and Howe, D.F. (1976). A Study of the Land in the Yarra Valley Catchment. Soil Conservation Authority, Vic. Unpublished report.

    Wells, M.R. (1981). An assessment of land capability for central and southern Gippsland. Soil Conservation Authority, Vic. Unpublished report.

    Wells, M.R. (1981). Shire of Narracan broad-scale land capability assessment. Soil Conservation Authority, Vic. Unpublished report.

    Wells, M.R. (1981). Shire of Traralgon broad-scale land capability assessment. Soil Conservation Authority, Vic. (FR no. 1409).

    Wells, M. (1982). Tanjil River Catchment A description of land and its capability for development. Volume 1: Methods and Results. Soil Conservation Authority, Vic. (FR no. 1496).

    White, B., Ransom, M. and Harris, A. (1980). Mount Dandenong Foothills Land Capability Study-East Mooroolbark Study Area. Soil Conservation Authority, Vic. Unpublished report.

    White, L.A., Kelynack, P, J., Gigliotti, F., Cook, P. (1985). Land inventory of the Wimmera systems and Rocklands water supply catchments: a reconnaissance survey. Dept. of Primary Industries and Energy, Canberra / Land Protection Service, Dept Conservation, Forests and Lands, Vic.

    White, L.A., Kelynack, P, J. (1985). Land Resource Data Atlas Non Urban Areas. Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works / Dept Conservation, Forests and Lands, Vic Unpublished report.

    White, L.A., Kelynack, P, J., and Cook, P. (1985). Shire of Korumburra: a soil inventory and land capability assessment. Land Protection Service, Dept Conservation, Forests and Lands, Vic. (FR no. 1631).

    White, L. A. (Ed.) (1990). Reconnaissance survey of the middle reaches of the Goulburn river catchment. Dept. of Primary Industries and Energy, Canberra / Land Protection Division, Dept Conservation and Environment, Victoria.

    Williamson, J. (editor) (1997). Lowan land inventory and assessment: land systems and land-management options. Dept. Natural Resources and Environment.
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