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3rd ed. Paperback small wide octavo, very good condition, black & white figures, tables, bottom corner tip rear cover & base front cover little creased, minor edgewear. 108 pp. This book, edited by Ralph Sutton and colleagues, covers the Australian military from 1788 to 1904, that is, up to the formal establishment of the Australian Military Forces under the Defence Act, 1903. The book provides information about the military heritage of New South Wales, and an overview of the development of defence works in New South Wales until Federation. There is a brief description of the units of the British Army that served in Australasia from 1788 to 1870. Foreword by Peter Arnison, Governor of Queensland. Third revised and enlarged edition. .