Forgotten country
Subtitle: a short history of Central Australia
By: Alan Powell
Publisher: Australian Scholarly Publishing
Published: 2018
Place of publication: North Melbourne, Vic
Language: eng
Number of pages: 185
ISBN-13: 9781925588835
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: History
Description: "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 ~Vitti(!'! c:Jash 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
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 170-175) and index
Table of contents: title: In the beginning; title: Entrepreneurs and explorers; title: Recession and rebuilding 1880s-1910; title: War and peace and the Commonwealth; title: World War II: the military and the administration; title: World War II and the Aborigines; title: Post-war progress; title: Conclusion: Quo Vadis?; title: Notes; title: Bibliography; title: Index.