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- PublisherHamlyn
- Publication date1974
- ISBN 10 0600072916
- ISBN 13 9780600072911
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages173
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Guns in Australia
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Paul Hamlyn, Sydney
(1974)
ISBN 10: 0600072916
ISBN 13: 9780600072911
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: VG. No Jacket. Photos, Art, Drawings, Diagrams (illustrator). 1st. When the first European explorers discovered Australia they also introduced gunpowder and guns. The Dutch made their fist contact with natives at Cape York in the early 1600s. Halls takes up the story from that point in chronological chapters beginning with the discoverers , the Macassans, the British navigators and the First Fleet from England with its contingent of troops. The various uses of guns of all descriptions for many uses --- punitive, protection, hunting, sport, bushranging, law enforcement and on active service in six wars from 1885 to 1973. A chapter "Maoris, Missionaries and Muskets 1815-1864" covers conflict in NZ. A history of a subject little covered in primary publications, ranging from pocket pistols to coast defence guns. 176 pages including bibliography, index, 19 colour photos (most full-page), b/w photos, art, drawings and diagrams throughout. White hard covers with black front/spine titles VG with small blemish lower front and light partial hand print to rear board, internally excellent, with text block of high quality paper, no inscriptions. Seller Inventory # 003472
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Guns In Australia
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Paul Hamlyn Australia 1974 (1st edition)
(1974)
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Book Description 30 x 21cm, 175pp, b&w and colour illustrations, hardcover in chipped dustjacket, good+ The weapons and personalities from colonial times to the late 20th century. Seller Inventory # 147096
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