The Discovery and Settlement of Port MacKay, Queensland
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
07.10.2011
Verlag
Cambridge AcademicSeitenzahl
142
Maße (L/B/H)
24.4/17/0.8 cm
Gewicht
240 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-1-108-03933-8
Port Mackay is a district of Queensland, Australia, best known for its production of cane sugar. It was first settled in the 1860s, when John Mackay (1839-1914) successfully completed a mission to claim farmland and introduce agriculture there. First published in 1908, this study by the businessman and keen amateur anthropologist Henry Ling Roth (1855-1925) explores the district's history, tracing its development from an uncharted territory barely noticed by early European explorers to a burgeoning community that profited from its ideal conditions for cultivation. Drawing on extensive notes from his visits to the region over thirty years, as well as some fascinating anecdotal accounts from settlers, Roth explores the achievements of Port Mackay's early colonists in agriculture, industry and sea trading. The book contains maps and photographs, and includes a short account of the local Aboriginal population, and substantial notes on natural history and sporting pursuits.
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