A theoretical study of the press: a historical perspective -- The newspaper as a source of historical information -- The operations of the press under different political systems -- Australian colonial press -- The role of the news agencies -- The role of foreign correspondents reporting the news -- Australian press reports -- Comparing the sources -- The Greek attempt to occupy Constantinople in July 1922 -- Australian foreign policy in Asia Minor, 1918-23 -- The imperial conference 1921 -- The Chanak crisis and the Lausanne conference -- The imperial conference of October 1923 and the post Lausanne period