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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Page 63
... Port Jackson , which was marked upon Cook's chart to the northward of Botany Bay . Cook had never entered the harbour ; he had noted the entrance from a distance of between two and three miles , and named it after an Admiralty official ...
... Port Jackson , which was marked upon Cook's chart to the northward of Botany Bay . Cook had never entered the harbour ; he had noted the entrance from a distance of between two and three miles , and named it after an Admiralty official ...
Page 82
... Port Jackson would be very easy " , since the English had neglected every means of defence . It would be possible to make a descent through Broken Bay , or even through the port of Sydney itself . The south shore of the harbour was ...
... Port Jackson would be very easy " , since the English had neglected every means of defence . It would be possible to make a descent through Broken Bay , or even through the port of Sydney itself . The south shore of the harbour was ...
Page 344
... Port Jackson " " , fearing a " praedatory attack " from French , Russians or Americans.3 R. M. Martin , writing in 1850 , spoke of the Australian colonies as ' perfectly defenceless against a foreign enemy " , but Lord Grey had told ...
... Port Jackson " " , fearing a " praedatory attack " from French , Russians or Americans.3 R. M. Martin , writing in 1850 , spoke of the Australian colonies as ' perfectly defenceless against a foreign enemy " , but Lord Grey had told ...
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