#23530 - Canberra. II. Colonisation (1824-61)
- Resource IDLocation
- 23530994.47 McD
- Title/subtitle
- Canberra. II. Colonisation (1824-61)
- Author/Creator
- McDonald, James
- Format
- Book
- Publisher
- Sorley Boy, Melbourne
- Physical description
- Softcover
- Summary
- History of the Canberra - Queanbeyan district second volume from the arrival of the first colonisers in 1824. Discusses the pastoralists, convicts, workers and Aboriginals of the district, highlights individual stories, the gold rush and colonial cultural life up to the eve of the Robertson land reforms.
- Availability
- Not for loan
- Notes
- Includes short biographies of people of the Canberra district, timelines, a new chronology for settlement and an appendix on the 'Anglican Foundation Myth'
