The Tyranny of Distance: How Distance Shaped Australia's History |
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Adelaide American Asia Atlantic Australian coast Australian ports Bass Strait became boat Botany Bay break of gauge Britain British bullock Cape Horn Captain cargo carried century cheaply China cities clippers coal coastal colony commerce convicts cost crew deck distance dray Dutch early east eastern Australia emigrants engine England English Europe European export fares favourable flax fleet freight gauge gold rushes goldfields governor harbour Hobart horses India industry iron isolated labour land London mail steamers meat Melbourne merchants migrants months Navigation Norfolk Island overseas Pacific paddle steamers passage passengers population profitable Queensland rail railway river roads Roaring Forties sailing ships sailors settlement sheep shipowners ships sailing South Australia South Wales southern steam steamships Suez supply Sydney Tasmania timber Torres Strait towns trade routes traffic train tralia transport trepang Victorian voyage western whaling ships wheat winds wool Zealand