‘The English Activities on the North Coast of Australia in the first half of the Nineteenth Century.
Published in Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, South Australian Branch, Volume 33, 1931-32’
Octavo, [174] pages (pp.21-194) with 2 maps
Howard examines Britain’s early attempts to establish settlements and trading posts in northern Australia, particularly Fort Dundas on Melville Island, Fort Wellington at Raffles Bay, and Port Essington. These ventures were closely connected with hopes of opening trade with the East Indies and overcoming Dutch commercial dominance.