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Far Country: Short History of the Northern Territory
Far Country Short History of the Northern Territory Author:A. Powell This is a full and revealing account of the perilous and adventurous course of the Northern Territory; a comprehensive account of its history which debunks the myths and makes human both the high and low points. Until recently the region was largely neglected by Australian historians who concentrated their work on the south-east corner of the... more » continent. Alan Powell's work was one of the first to help redress that balance - to establish that the Territory, although unique and in many ways idiosyncratic in much of its history, is nevertheless an essential part of Australian consciousness.« less