The British in North Australia 1824-29
by
Derek Pugh
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2017
Fort Dundas was the first outpost of Europeans in Australia's north. It was a British fortification manned by soldiers, marines and convicts, and built by them on remote Melville Island in 1824. It lasted until February, 1829, when it was abandoned and left to the termites.
The fort's purpose...