The Gladstone Colony: An Unwritten Chapter of Australian History

About this film

This is an early history of the failed attempt to found the colony of North Australia at Gladstone, in what is now Central Queensland. It also describes the settlement in Gladstone after the failed colony, the rivalry with Brisbane for the role of state capital, and the popular madness of the gold rush. It concludes with some chapters concerning the colonial ideals of Mr Gladstone, giving his context and justification for the expense of bringing Gladstone into existence. Listeners should be aware that it contains period attitudes, particularly toward Aboriginal people, but also toward other groups. (Summary by Timothy Ferguson) Narrated by Timothy Ferguson For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . Download M4B 00-12 (149MB) Download M4B 13-18 (110MB)

Directors & creators

James Francis Hogan

Subjects

Gladstone; Queensland; Australian history; Colonies in Australia

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