| Description |
x, 293 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Preface -- Introduction -- Earliest glimpses -- The Burke and Wills saga -- The searchers -- 'Boom or bust' country -- Opening up the Gulf country -- The central mineral belt -- Desert and channel country: the south-west -- West of the Diamantina -- Establishing the terriorial boundaries -- The pastoral industry -- comminications and transport -- The prospects |
| Summary |
This region termed here Queensland's Western Afterthought is remote. It is far from the populated east coast districts, far from the capital cities where decisions are made, and far from the hustle and bustle of modern life. It has thus been dominated by an 'out of sight, out of mind' attitude, resulting in a history of dashed hopes |
| Analysis |
Australian |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [269]-279) and index |
| Audience |
General |
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Tertiary/Undergraduate |
| SUBJECT |
Queensland, Western -- Discovery and exploration
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Queensland, Western -- History
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Queensland, Western -- Social life and customs
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| ISBN |
0980620929 (Trade Paper) |
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9780980620924 |
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