Bound for Botany Bay -- The mother of a university -- Founders, provosts and Australia -- The outlaw colony -- Van Dieman's Land -- Fostering in this land of Victoria -- Halls of learning -- The province of South Australia -- The wild western shore -- Governance, politics and federation -- Appendix 1. Tercentenary address -- Appendix 2. Select chronology of arrivals -- Appendix 3. Select list of colonial governors
Summary
Presents a different and controversial perspective on the influence of a group of Irish graduates in Australia's colonial history and on the Australian story in general
Notes
Includes index
Previously published as: First fleet to federation. Dublin : Trinity College Dublin Press, 2002