Front cover; Part Title; Title Page; Imprint; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Maps; Maps; Foreword-Professor Raymond Evans; Prologue-The Reason; Introduction; 1 Post-Convict Era and the Future South-East Queensland 1842-1859; 2 European Invasion of the Future Southern Queensland; 3 European Invasion of the Future Central Queensland; 4 South-West Queensland-the Channel Country; 5 Poisonings and Sexual Exploitation; Picture insert; 6 Early Gulf and Central Queensland; 7 The Frontier Moves to Far North Queensland and Cape York Peninsula
8 Dark Deeds in the Northern Rainforests-the Tully and Cairns Districts9 The Gulf Country and Western Queensland; 10 Queensland's Disreputable Reputation; Conclusion; Endnotes; Index
Summary
As Europeans moved into new lands in Queensland in the 19th century, violent encounters with local Aboriginals mostly followed. Drawing on extensive original research, Timothy Bottoms tells the story of the most violent frontier in Australian colonial history
