'World's end' : British military outposts in the 'ring fence' around Australia 1824-1849 / Alan Powe...
'World's end' : British military outposts in the 'ring fence' around Australia 1824-1849 / Alan Powe...
'World's end' : British military outposts in the 'ring fence' around Australia 1824-1849 / Alan Powell.
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
North Melbourne, Victoria Australia Scholarly Publishing Pty Ltd, 2016.
Call Numbers
H 2016/1083 , G 2017/4200
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
xii, 277 pages, 32 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations (some colour), maps, portraits (some colour) ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
still image
cartographic image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction -- Melville Island (1824-28) & Raffles Bay (1827-29) -- Western Port & King George Sound -- Port Essington -- Conclusion.
Publication information
Publisher
North Melbourne, Victoria Australia Scholarly Publishing Pty Ltd, 2016.
Place of Publication
Victoria
Date Published
2016.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Australian
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
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 Westernpor...
Alternative Titles
Full title
'World's end' : British military outposts in the 'ring fence' around Australia 1824-1849 / Alan Powell.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references: (pages 247-262) and index.
State Reference Library copy at G 2017/4200 : Submission for Premier's Literary Award 2017
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2016
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
H 2016/1083 , G 2017/4200
Record Identifier
74VKVZ4VKzzy
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVZ4VKzzy
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9781925333190
DDC
994.02
MMS ID
991023974217502626
