'Our wayward and backward sister colony' : Queensland and the Australian federation movement, 1859-1901

Description:

The historical account of Queensland's record in the Australian federation movement constitutes one of the unresolved 'dark spots' of the movement's historiography. The Queensland pattern of participation in the federal process was contemporarily described as being 'somewhat different to the other colonies'. This departure from the conventional emphasis on the movement's 'progress' towards the inevitable attainment of nationhood has resulted in most accounts 'gloss[ing] over the Queensland chapter.' The principal objective of this thesis is ...

Display date:

2006-01-01

Location:

Papua New Guinea

Format:

thesis

Collections:

University of Queensland Library

Publisher:

The University of Queensland, School of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics

Content partner:

University of Queensland Library

Availability:

Not specified