1835
Subtitle: the founding of Melbourne and the conquest of Australia
By: James Boyce
Publisher: Black Inc.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Collingwood, Vic
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781863954754; 9781863955683
Subjects: History; Colonization; Histoire; Colonisation; Kulin people (S21.1) (Vic SI54, SJ54); Settlement and contacts - Colonisation - 1788-1850; Race relations - Violent - Massacres, murders, poisonings etc. - To 1900; Law - Constitutional law - Treaty movement; Settlement and contacts - 19th Century; Race relations - Power relations; Government policy - Initial period and protectionism - 1788-1850
Other titles: Eighteen thirty five
Description: "With the founding of Melbourne in 1835, a flood of settlers began spreading out across the Australian continent. In three years more land - and more people - were conquered than in the preceding fifty. In 1835 James Boyce brings this pivotal moment to life. He traces the power plays in Hobart, Sydney and London, and describes the key personalities of Melbourne's early days. He conjures up the Australian frontier - its complexity, its rawness and the way its legacy is still with us today. And he asks the poignant question largely ignored for 175 years; could it have been different?"--Publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 240-247) and index.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. Setting the scene; title: pt. 2. Setting sail; title: pt. 3. Melbourne's first year; title: pt. 4. Decision time; title: pt. 5. The aftermath; title: pt. 6. Understanding conquest.