Frontier Justice: A History of the Gulf Country to 1900 by Tony Roberts
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Frontier Justice: A History of the Gulf Country to 1900 by Tony Roberts

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SKU TBM9780702233616
AU$85.00
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Book Type: SECONDHAND
ISBN: 9780702233616
Author: Tony Roberts
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: University of Queensland Press
Place: St Lucia QLD
Year: 2005
Format: Paperback
Pages: 316 pages

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Pages and inside covers have sunned.

This book brings a fresh and illuminating perspective to the Northern Territory's frontier era.

For the newcomer, the Gulf country-from the Queensland border to the overland telegraph line, and from the Barkly Tableland to the Roper River was a harsh and in places impassable wilderness. To explorers like Leichhardt, it promised discovery, and to bold adventurers like the overlanders and pastoralists, a new start. For prospectors in their hundreds, it was a gateway to the riches of the Kimberley goldfields. To the 2,500 Aboriginal inhabitants, it was their physical and spiritual home. From the 1870s, with the opening of the Coast Track, cattlemen eager to lay claim to vast tracts of station land brought cattle in massive numbers and destruction to precious lagoons and fragile terrain. Black and white conflict escalated into unfettered violence and retaliation that would extend into the next century, displacing, and in some areas destroying, the original inhabitants.

The vivid characters who people this meticulously researched and compelling history are indelibly etched from diaries and letters, archival records and eyewitness accounts. Included are maps with original place names and previously unpublished photographs and illustrations. (back cover)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers, please note that this book may contain descriptions and/or images of people who have passed away.

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