'Beautiful one day, perfect the next...' Becoming Queensland 1859-1909

Since colonial times, Queensland has been touted as a place that fired the imagination. People of various motivations were drawn here by fanciful visions of the frontier, where vast grasslands and exotic species beckoned settlers to partake in classification and conquest, where South Sea Islanders w...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Haebich, Anna
Other Authors: Annette Burns
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Townsville City Council 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24800