Between 1884 and 1920 the Society was part of an intense period of international geographical interest, imperialism and nationalism. This empirical history shows that the Society sought to explore New Guinea, Northern and Central Australia, and Antarctica, pursuing issues of land use, labour and commercial development of these regions
Notes
Submitted to the School of History, Heritage and Society of the Faculty of Arts, Deakin University
Degree conferred 2007
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Deakin University, Victoria, 2006
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 201-215)