A Concise History of Western Australia
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A Concise History of Western Australia

  1. 196 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

A Concise History of Western Australia

About this book

This second edition has been brought up to date following the latest developments in the state. The human history of Western Australia, as of all Australia, stretches back some 60, 000 years. It is often assumed that European colonisation was very recent relative to the rest of Australia, but in fact it was contemporary with the first penal colony in Queensland, and while a South Australian settlement was still a gleam in Londons eye. Albany was first settled in 1826 and the Swan River settlement (later to become Perth) in 1829. It was also the first part of Australia to be even seen by Europeans: the Portuguese back in the early 1600s. The first 60 or 70 years of European settlement were very difficult, but when the gold rushes came in the late 1800s, WA was set on the path of mineral wealth that still drives its economy today.

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Yes, you can access A Concise History of Western Australia by Russell Earls Davis in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & Historical Biographies. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Year
2019
Print ISBN
9781921874253
eBook ISBN
9781925868227
Edition
2
Topic
History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Chapter 1: The First Immigrants
  3. Chapter 2: Arrival Of The Europeans
  4. Chapter 3: Britain Claims The West
  5. Chapter 4: Thomas Peel
  6. Chapter 5: The Dispersion
  7. Chapter 6: Northward And The Pastoralists
  8. Chapter 7: Convicts
  9. Chapter 8: Gold!
  10. Chapter 9: Other Natural Assets
  11. Chapter 10: Dealing With Difficulties
  12. Chapter 11: Poisons And Pests
  13. Chapter 12: Education – State And Church
  14. Chapter 13: Overcoming Isolation
  15. Chapter 14: Towards Self Government And Federation
  16. Chapter 15: Iron Ore
  17. Chapter 16: Petroleum
  18. Chapter 17: Western Australia At War
  19. Chapter 18: A Bountiful Land
  20. Chapter 19: Tertiary Education
  21. Chapter 20: Multiculturalism
  22. Chapter 21: WA Inc
  23. Chapter 22: Wrongful Convictions
  24. Chapter 23: Land Rights
  25. Chapter 24: Progress
  26. Bibliography