Archaeological Insights into Asymmetrical Warfare on the Queensland Frontier
Anthony Pagels,
Heather Burke,
Lynley A. Wallis
Abstract:Historiographic debate in Australia over whether or not the asymmetrical conflicts between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in the colonial period can be characterized as “war” remains unresolved, largely because most such events did not involve the traditional military. In this regard the situation in Queensland merits special attention, since much of the conflict in that colony from 1848 onward was conducted by a particular government paramilitary organization: the Queensland Native Mounted Police (NMP)… Show more
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