Confinement by isolation: convict mechanics and labour at Fort Dundas, Melville Island
In 1824 a military station, Fort Dundas, was formed on Melville Island in northern Australia. This represented the first attempt to establish a British presence in the northern part of the continent. Despite initial high hopes that it would become a permanent base, Fort Dundas lasted less than five...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Australasian Historical Archaeology. - The Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology. - 19(2001) vom: Jan., Seite 48-59 |
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