{"product_id":"queenslands-contribution-to-the-development-paul-dillon-9781922815880","title":"Queensland's Contribution to the Development of British New Guinea","description":"\u003cp\u003eDillon's latest book investigates, with keen attention to detail, colonial Queensland's role in the development of British New Guinea. It reveals the rising importance of Torres Strait and its international steamship traffic, the contest with Germany in 1883 for the easterly or non-Dutch portion of New Guinea and the attractive islands of New Britain and New Ireland. Without the determination of Queensland, Britain would never have set up a government house at Port Moresby in 1888. Dillon reminds us that, in the eyes of some major politicians, the nearer parts of New Guinea were almost as essential as Tasmania. In essence, \"New Guinea and the adjacent groups of Pacific Islands must form part of the future Australian nation.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is especially Dillon's skill in weighing evidence, and in cross-examining long-dead witnesses, that makes him a historian worth reading. That he ventures into new territory is a bonus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-- Geoffrey Blainey, from the Foreword.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Dillon is a Sunshine Coast-based author of Frederick Walker, Commandant of the Native Police and many other titles. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Australian National University. Paul joined the Commonwealth Public Service in 1965. On 23 May 1986, he was called to the Bar of New South Wales and practised as a barrister in the Criminal Division of the superior courts of Queensland as counsel for the defence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Dillon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1922815888\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781922815880\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Connor Court Publishing Pty Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/25\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.26d","brand":"Paul Dillon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46217125101823,"sku":"9781922815880","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3ae851e8-c8a4-438c-9d9b-d8661a863464.jpg?v=1728514355","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/queenslands-contribution-to-the-development-paul-dillon-9781922815880","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}