Derek Pugh's history of Darwin's second decade, the 1880s,
follows 'Darwin: Origin of a City'. Then known as Palmerston, it was a frontier town in a boom: gold rush, port and railway construction, sugar plantations, pastoralism, pearls and exploration. The population was overwhelmingly Chinese. It is an absorbing history, darkened by massacres, murders and mayhem.
By:
Derek Pugh Imprint: Woodslane Country of Publication: Australia ISBN:9780648142188 ISBN 10: 0648142183 Publication Date:18 May 2021 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
