The Australian Frontier Wars, 1788-1838From the Swan River to the Hawkesbury, and from the sticky Arnhem Land mangrove to the soft green hills of Tasmania, this book describes the major conflicts fought on the Australian frontier to 1838. Based on extensive research and using overseas frontier wars to add perspective to the Australian experience, 'The Australian Frontier Wars 1788-1838' will change the view of Australian history forever. |
Contents
Warriors and soliders | ix |
Sydney 17881791 | 18 |
The HawkesburyNepean River 17951816 | 31 |
The Bathurst and Hunter Valley Districts 18221826 | 49 |
Northern and Western Australia 18241834 | 64 |
Van Diemens Land 18261831 | 80 |
The Liverpool Plains and Port Phillip Districts 1838 | 98 |
Notes | 119 |
Select bibliography | 149 |
Index | 162 |
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Aboriginal History Aboriginal raids AONSW CSO AOT CSO1 April Arthur attack Australian frontier Australian Historical Bathurst Black Line BPP Australia Brisbane British Army camp Canberra Captain captured Collins Commandant convicts Darawal Darug December detachment Diemen's Land Eora Fabrication of Aboriginal farm farmhouse fighting fire firearms Fort Dundas frontier warfare Gandangara garrison George Gipps Goulburn Governor Gwydir Hawkesbury Hobart Hunter Valley Iwaidja James John Jorgen Jorgenson Journal June Kamilaroi killed Kohen letter Lieutenant Macquarie massacre Melbourne University Press mfm N257 Reel Military History Milliss Mounted Police Mudgee Murray muskets natives NLA AJCP Reel NLA mfm N257 November Nunn October ordered Oxford University Press Parramatta Pinjarup Plomley Port Phillip District punitive expedition raiding parties Regiment Reynolds River September settlement settlers soldiers South Wales Corps spears station stockmen Sydney Gazette tactics Tasmanian Aborigines Tench Tiwi troops Van Diemen's Land Victoria warriors Waterloo Creek Western Australia William Windschuttle Wiradjuri