'World's end' : British military outposts in the 'ring fence' around Australia 1824-1849 / Alan Powell
- Bib ID:
- 7086996
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Powell, Alan, 1936-2020, author
- Description:
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- North Melbourne, Victoria : Australia Scholarly Publishing Pty Ltd, 2016
- ©2016
- xii, 277 pages, 32 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations (some colour), maps, portraits (some colour) ; 24 cm
- ISBN:
- 9781925333190 (paperback)
- Summary:
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In 1829 Captain Fremantle formally laid Great Britain’s claim to all of New Holland outside the bounds of New South Wales and to garrison a vast coastline the British created three short-lived military outposts to the north—Fort Dundas Melville Island, 1824–29, Fort Wellington Raffles Bay, 1827–29 and Victoria Port Essington, 1838–49—and Westernport and King George’s Sound in 1826 to the south and far southwest. An award-winning historian’s fine account of imperial assertion.--Publisher.
- Full contents:
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- Introduction
- Melville Island (1824-28) & Raffles Bay (1827-29)
- Western Port & King George Sound
- Port Essington
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references: (pages 247-262) and index.
- Subject:
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- French -- Australia -- History
- Imperialism -- History -- 19th century
- Great Britain -- Colonies -- History -- 19th century
- Great Britain -- History, Military
- Great Britain -- Colonies -- Defenses
- Australia -- History -- 19th century
- Australia -- Discovery and exploration -- 19th century
- Australia -- Colonization -- History
- Australian
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2090 [Creator Date of Death + 70 Years]
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- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 2020
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2016
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