Physical description

iii-v; 90 p.; ill; maps; index; bib.; ref.; 26 cm.

Summary

Bob Bessant draws on legislative, administrative as well as private documents to show how the vast 'uninhabited' continent of Australia represented a golden opportunity for Europeans who otherwise would have no chance to gain wealth and power. The result is an analysis of the pre-occupation with land by both Australian and British interests for a century.