Battle Camp to Boralga: a local study of colonial war on Cape York Peninsula, 1873–1894

Abstract

... this study extends the research of Hughes, Kirkman and others by focusing on an area between Cooktown and the Palmer River which was profoundly affected by the mining, transport and pastoral frontiers.15 It draws on a range of data to review policies, strategies and engagements associated with the process of colonisation in this area from 1873 to 1894. The strength of resistance provides a central question in this research — which strategies and conditions made Aboriginal resistance so effective?