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245 10 a| Forgotten countryh| [electronic resource] :b| a short history of Central Australia /c| Alan Powell.;

260 a| North Melbourne, Vic :b| Australian Scholarly,c| 2018.;

300 a| xii,185 pages , [32] pages of plates :b| illustrations (some color), maps ;c| 23 cm;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 170-175) and index.;

505 0 a| In the beginning -- Entrepreneurs and explorers -- Recession and rebuilding 1880s-1910 -- War and peace and the Commonwealth -- World War II: the military and the administration -- World War II and the Aborigines -- Post-war progress -- Conclusion: Quo Vadis? -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "Central Australia has, with reason, been seen as the last frontier of Australia and, politically, the forgotten country. This book distils the conclusions of Emeritus Professor Alan Powell, reached after more than four decades of exploring north Australia and researching the history of white settlement and the culture dash with the original people, through war and peace, in the Northern Territory. Powell cuts through the immense array of Territory yarns and learned tomes that reflect what we know of the Centre and moves straight to the core factors of its history: the visionary explorers, driven telegraph men and miner, the cattlemen and the dreamers who felt the lure and sweep of this stark, beautiful heart of Australia and endured the impact of war, conflict and adaptation in a harsh unforgiving environment. He raises hard questions on the structure and government of the area and the past, present and future of the mix of its peoples." - Back cover;

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Forgotten country a short history of Central Australia / Alan Powell.

Author/creator	Powell, Alan, 1936-
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	North Melbourne, Vic : Australian Scholarly, 2018.
Description	xii,185 pages , [32] pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Central Australia--History.

Contents	In the beginning -- Entrepreneurs and explorers -- Recession and rebuilding 1880s-1910 -- War and peace and the Commonwealth -- World War II: the military and the administration -- World War II and the Aborigines -- Post-war progress -- Conclusion: Quo Vadis? -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract	"Central Australia has, with reason, been seen as the last frontier of Australia and, politically, the forgotten country. This book distils the conclusions of Emeritus Professor Alan Powell, reached after more than four decades of exploring north Australia and researching the history of white settlement and the culture dash with the original people, through war and peace, in the Northern Territory. Powell cuts through the immense array of Territory yarns and learned tomes that reflect what we know of the Centre and moves straight to the core factors of its history: the visionary explorers, driven telegraph men and miner, the cattlemen and the dreamers who felt the lure and sweep of this stark, beautiful heart of Australia and endured the impact of war, conflict and adaptation in a harsh unforgiving environment. He raises hard questions on the structure and government of the area and the past, present and future of the mix of its peoples." - Back cover
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 170-175) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2018438858
ISBN	9781925588835
ISBN	1925588831

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