| Description |
vi, 246 pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 20 cm |
| Contents |
First immigrants -- Arrival of the Europeans -- Britain claims the West -- Thomas Peel -- Dispersion -- Northwards and the pastoralists -- Convicts -- Gold -- Other natural assets -- Dealing with difficulties -- Poisons and pests -- Education - state and church -- Overcoming isolation -- Towards self-government and federation -- Iron ore -- Petroleum -- Western Australia at war -- Bountiful land -- Teriary education -- Multiculturalism -- WA Inc. -- Wrongful convictions -- Land rights |
| Summary |
The human history of Western Australia, as of all Australia, stretches back some 40,000 years. It is often assumed that European colonisation was very recent relative to the rest of Australia, but in fact it was contemporary with the first penal colony in Queensland, and well before the South Australian settlement was established |
| Analysis |
Australian |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 235) and index |
| Audience |
Tertiary/Undergraduate, General |
| Subject |
Colonization -- Australia.
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Colonization -- Australia -- Western Australia.
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| SUBJECT |
Western Australia -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008117437
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| ISBN |
9781921874642 (paperback) |
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