An uneasy relationship : Norfolk Island and the commonwealth of Australia / Maeve O'Collins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Collins, Maev.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Australia--History.

Australia.

Norfolk Island--History.

Norfolk Island.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 175 pages)

Place of Publication:

Canberra, Australia : Pandanus Books, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book covers the history of europeans on Norfolk Island, with particular emphasis on the complex story of how the island became a territory of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1914.

Contents:

Acknowledgments; Contents; Preface; British Experiments on Norfolk Island 1788-1897; The New South Wales Interregnum 1897-1914; Profiles of the Four Main Actors; The Commonwealth takes Control; Murphy s term as Commonwealth Administrator 1914-1920; Murphy and Nobbs: Their Last Hurrahs; Imperial, Commonwealth and State Relations; Conclusion: Reluctant Governance in a Changing World; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Appendix 4; Appendix 5; Appendix 6; References; Index; A Short Biography;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliography and index.

ISBN:

1-74076-075-1

OCLC:

475900989