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Alastair Greig investigates schemes to develop settlements and transport links on the south coast of New South Wales during the depression of the 1840s. His history follows the people who imagined fortunes in land, ports and the roads connecting them with inland districts.
Chapters examine speculation around Batemans Bay and Long Beach, commercial ventures, the trials of John Staple and the wreck of the paddle steamer Clonmel. Maps, correspondence and other archival sources connect individual ambitions with the wider colonial economy. This complete illustrated 2023 study retains its bibliography and index.