To the Islands: White Australia and the Malay Archipelago since 1788

267 Pages·2010·1.36 MB·English

by  Paul Battersby

To the Islands

To the Islands
White Australians and the
Malay Archipelago since 1788
Paul Battersby
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Battersby, Paul, 1961-
To the Islands : White Australians and the Malay Archipelago since 1788 / Paul
Battersby.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Malay Archipelago—Relations—Australia. 2. Australia—Relations—Malay
Archipelago. I. Title.
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Table of Contents
List of Tables ix
List of Figures xi
Acknowledgments xiii
1 Introduction 1
2 Empress of the Southern Wave 13
3 Across Jeweled Seas 45
4 “The Whole Thing Is Very Motley Oriental” 69
5 A Share in the Place 103
6 Arc of Instability 141
7 Culture, Region and Economy 175
8 Conclusion 203
Bibliography 213
Index 241
About the Author 249
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List of Tables
2.1 Imports into the colony of New South Wales, 1839–48 19
2.2 Imports and exports for the colony of New South Wales,
1857, 1867 & 1874 20
2.3 Imports and exports for the colony of New South Wales,
1880 26
2.4 Maritime import and export trade for the colony of
Queensland, 1874, 1880 & 1886 26
5.1 Queensland’s balance of trade with major trading partners in
maritime South East Asia, 1905 and 1913 105
5.2 Trade with the Netherlands Indies, 1890, 1900 & 1909 106
5.3 Australian share of tin metal production in Siam 117
5.4 Australian and European tin ore Production in Siam and
Malaya, 1926–1931 117
7.1 Ownership of equity in Australian enterprises
by non-residents 190
7.2 Australian short-term resident departures by calendar and
financial year, 2002–2004 195
7.3 International visitors to Australia from Asia by country of
residence, 1994–1999 197
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