Sir William Rooke Creswell and the foundation of the Australian Navy /

The six Australian colonies united on 1st January 1901 to become the Commonwealth of Australia. One of the reasons given for this federation was that the Commonwealth could provide a common defence. William Rooke Creswell argued that, as an island continent, Australia could not defend itself without...

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Main Author: Dwyer, Sheila (Author)
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Published: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014
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