The Gladstone Colony: An Unwritten Chapter of Australian History


Read by Timothy Ferguson

(4 stars; 5 reviews)

This is an early history of the failed attempt to found the colony of North Australia at Gladstone, in what is now Central Queensland. (Summary by Timothy Ferguson)

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Prefatory note and introduction 7:56 Read by Timothy Ferguson
The Genesis of the Gladstone Colony 37:35 Read by Timothy Ferguson
The Constitution of the New Colony 14:44 Read by Timothy Ferguson
Mr Gladstone Enunciates his Land Policy 16:33 Read by Timothy Ferguson
The Founding of the Colony 32:48 Read by Timothy Ferguson
The Veto of Earl Grey 30:49 Read by Timothy Ferguson
The Vindication of Colonel Barney 10:51 Read by Timothy Ferguson
The Growth and Development of Gladstone 30:40 Read by Timothy Ferguson
The Experiences of a Pioneer Squatter 19:51 Read by Timothy Ferguson
The Great Gold Rush 26:09 Read by Timothy Ferguson
A Marvellous Wild-Goose Chase 23:02 Read by Timothy Ferguson
The Host of Disappointed Diggers 40:54 Read by Timothy Ferguson
The Correspondence of Sir Maurice O'Connell 35:11 Read by Timothy Ferguson
A Grevious Error of Mr Gladstone's 54:35 Read by Timothy Ferguson
Major De Winton - Oldest living Gladstonian 26:19 Read by Timothy Ferguson
The Gladstone of To-Day 34:50 Read by Timothy Ferguson
Mr Gladstone's True Principles of Colonisation 34:39 Read by Timothy Ferguson
Mr Gladstone and the Colonies 1:02:03 Read by Timothy Ferguson
A Couple of Colonial Lectures 30:09 Read by Timothy Ferguson

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(4 stars)

An interesting piece of local history. Well written, ev