Island Continent: Aspects of the Historical Geography of Australia and Its Territories

Fresh approach to the study of Australia seeing its history and geography as a whole” including modern social and economic conditions. Includes Australia’s territories of Papua New Guinea and Antarctica.
xix, 283 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm. #0821 (Damaged dustjacket)
Settlement and contacts – Colonisation – 1788-1850. | Settlement and contacts – Explorers. | Demography – Population mobility. | Language – Linguistics – Language classification. | Demography – Population dynamics. | Race relations – Violent – Massacres, murders, poisonings etc. – To 1900. | Health – Infectious diseases. | Australia — History. | Papua New Guinea — History. | Antarctica — History. | Tasmania (Tas)