The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 7, Issue 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1933 - Great Britain |
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... harbour of Port Essington . In 1824 Captain Gordon Bremer was sent out " with all convenient speed " , and planted a station at Fort Dundas in Apsley Strait , Melville Island . In June 1827 Captain Stirling founded Fort Wellington on ...
... harbour of Port Essington . In 1824 Captain Gordon Bremer was sent out " with all convenient speed " , and planted a station at Fort Dundas in Apsley Strait , Melville Island . In June 1827 Captain Stirling founded Fort Wellington on ...
Page 235
... Port Essington proved valueless as a port of call on the route to India . Earl and a few traders made it their base , but they met with little success , as there were neither local productions nor any progressive land policy to assist ...
... Port Essington proved valueless as a port of call on the route to India . Earl and a few traders made it their base , but they met with little success , as there were neither local productions nor any progressive land policy to assist ...
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... Port Essington . " R. Geog . Soc . Journal , vol . IV . 1834 . DOUGLAS , Lieut . Official Report on Northern Territory . Adelaide , 1871 . EARL , G. W. The Eastern Seas . 1837 . Enterprise in Tropical Australia . 1846 . Account of Port ...
... Port Essington . " R. Geog . Soc . Journal , vol . IV . 1834 . DOUGLAS , Lieut . Official Report on Northern Territory . Adelaide , 1871 . EARL , G. W. The Eastern Seas . 1837 . Enterprise in Tropical Australia . 1846 . Account of Port ...
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