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The Discovery and Settlement of Port Mackay, Queensland (Paperback)
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The Discovery and Settlement of Port Mackay, Queensland (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - History of Oceania
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Port Mackay is a district of Queensland, Australia, best known for
its production of cane sugar. It was first settled in the 1860s,
when John Mackay (1839-1914) successfully completed a mission to
claim farmland and introduce agriculture there. First published in
1908, this study by the businessman and keen amateur anthropologist
Henry Ling Roth (1855-1925) explores the district's history,
tracing its development from an uncharted territory barely noticed
by early European explorers to a burgeoning community that profited
from its ideal conditions for cultivation. Drawing on extensive
notes from his visits to the region over thirty years, as well as
some fascinating anecdotal accounts from settlers, Roth explores
the achievements of Port Mackay's early colonists in agriculture,
industry and sea trading. The book contains maps and photographs,
and includes a short account of the local Aboriginal population,
and substantial notes on natural history and sporting pursuits.
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