CHAPTER VIII. THE SYDNEY CONFERENCE

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 7
3. TABLE OF CONTENTS 9
4. INTRODUCTION 13
5. CHAPTER I. DISCOVERY AND FIRST SETTLEMENT EFFORTS 19
6. CHAPTER II. SETTLEMENT ACTIVITY NEAR NEW GUINEA: FURTHER EXPLORATION 43
7. CHAPTER III. THE MISSIONARIES OPEN THE NEW GUINEA FRONTIER 56
8. CHAPTER IV. THE GROWTH OF AUSTRALIAN AWARENESS OF THE PACIFIC 74
9. CHAPTER V. GROWING AUSTRALIAN INTEREST IN NEW GUINEA 97
10. CHAPTER VI. BRITISH ATTITUDE TOWARD IMPERIALISM 128
11. CHAPTER VII. BRITISH REACTION AND THE IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT'S DECISION 151
12. CHAPTER VIII. THE SYDNEY CONFERENCE 174
13. CHAPTER IX. LORD DERBY'S RENEWED PROPOSAL 198
14. CHAPTER X. THE AUSTRALIANS ACCEPT; GERMANY IN THE PACIFIC 222
15. CHAPTER XI. THE PROTECTORATE ESTABLISHED 245
16. EPILOGUE AND CONCLUSION 271
17. BIBLIOGRAPHY 285
18. INDEX 295