ABSTRACT The Travelling Stock Route and Reserve (TSR) network is an historical grazing reserve network under threat, where public alarm has continued over the potential sale of reserves. Present debate on the future of the TSRs is often hindered by a lack of data, as knowledge of the historical extent of TSRs is deficient. This paper documents the original extent of the New South Wales TSR network and changes during 1884–2017, and discusses the key drivers of reserve loss since the late nineteenth century. Research using archived literature showed that, in 1884, the New South Wales TSR network comprised 4,414,690 ha. Comparisons of TSR acreage from that time with present estimates revealed that the reserve network has declined by 54% since its inception. Most reductions in TSR area during 1884–2017 have occurred in the Eastern (83%) and Central (82%) regions of the state, where competing land demands are greatest. Technological changes in transport, environmental pressures and economic changes in the grazing industry were identified as key drivers of TSR loss. These findings support concerns over the efficacy of the TSR reserve network, where the extent and impacts of past government decisions to sell off TSRs has been grossly under-estimated.

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新南威尔士州旅游畜牧路线和保护区 (TSR) 网络：1884-2017 年的历史范围、空间分布和损失驱动因素

摘要 旅行牲畜路线和储备 (TSR) 网络是一个历史悠久的放牧保护区网络，受到威胁，公众对储备的潜在出售一直保持警惕。目前关于 TSR 未来的辩论经常因缺乏数据而受到阻碍，因为对 TSR 的历史范围的了解是不足的。本文记录了新南威尔士州 TSR 网络的原始范围和 1884-2017 年期间的变化，并讨论了 19 世纪后期以来储量损失的主要驱动因素。使用存档文献的研究表明，1884 年，新南威尔士州 TSR 网络包括 4,414,690 公顷。将当时的 TSR 种植面积与目前的估计进行比较显示，储备网络自成立以来已经下降了 54%。1884-2017 年 TSR 面积的大部分减少发生在该州东部 (83%) 和中部 (82%) 地区，这些地区的土地需求竞争最大。运输技术变化、环境压力和放牧业经济变化被确定为 TSR 损失的关键驱动因素。这些发现支持了对 TSR 储备网络有效性的担忧，因为过去政府出售 TSR 的决定的范围和影响被严重低估了。