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P A Yeomans' academic colleague J Macdonald Holmes (Professor of Geography, University of Sydney NSW, Australia) wrote this booklet in 1960. Original title is: 'The Geographical Basis of Keyline'. In print, an A5, softback booklet with no index. This is a near complete, fully searchable edition. This reconfigured edition lacks: 1. The front cover title page, 2. The back cover synopsis page, 3. The title page, 4. The acknowledgements page, 5. The original page integrity, and; 6. The larger photos & figures. and: This reconfigured edition: 7. Moves the Illustration page from the start of the booklet to the end. This edition additionally has: 8. A new title: 'The Geographical and Topographical Basis of Keyline by the late Prof J. MacDonald-Holmes, Dean of the Faculty Geography, University of Sydney', and 9. Chapter title capitalization. A long time admirer of P A Yeomans' work, J Macdonald Holmes also co-authored: 'The Yobarnie Methods for Soil and Water Conservation' with P J Devery & P A Yeomans in Australian Geographer, Vol. V, No. 8, 1950. Pages 15-22. FREE DOWNLOAD TO A .PDF FILE. Keyline design is a technique for maximizing beneficial use of water resources of a piece of land. The Keyline refers to a specific topographic feature linked to water flow. Beyond that however, Keyline can be seen as a collection of design principles, techniques and systems for development of rural and urban landscapes. Keyline design was developed in Australia by farmer and engineer P. A. Yeomans, and described and explained in his books The Keyline Plan, The Challenge of Landscape, Water For Every Farm and The City Forest. Books. P A Yeomans wrote the following four books in five formats (each out of print): 1. Yeomans, P.A. (1954). The Keyline Plan. Sydney, NSW: P.A. Yeomans 2. Yeomans, P.A. (1958). The Challenge of Landscape. Sydney, NSW: Keyline Publishing Pty Ltd. 3. Yeomans, P.A. (1965, 1968). Water For Every Farm. Sydney, NSW: The K.G. Murray Publishing Company Pty Ltd. 4. Yeomans, P.A. (1971). The City Forest. Sydney, NSW: Keyline Publishing Pty Ltd. 5. Yeomans, P.A. (1978). Water For Every Farm Using The Keyline Plan. Sydney, NSW: Murray Book Distributors Pty Ltd, or; Yeomans, P.A. (1981). Water For Every Farm Using The Keyline Plan. Katoomba, NSW: Second Back Row Press Pty Ltd. Additionally, P A Yeomans' academic colleague wrote (out of print): 6. Holmes, J.M. (1960). The Geographical Basis of Keyline. Sydney, NSW: Angus & Robertson Pty Ltd.
