Frontier Justice: A History of the Gulf Country to 1900

A challenging and illuminating history, Frontier Justice brings a fresh perspective to the Northern Territory's remarkable frontier era. For the newcomer, the Gulf country-from the Queensland border to the overland telegraph line, and from the Barkly Tableland to the Roper River-was a harsh and in places impassable wilderness. To explorers like Leichhardt, it promised discovery, and to bold adventurers...