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Land, Labour, and Gold - Two Years in Victoria: with Visits to Sydney and Van Diemen's Land (Paperback)
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Land, Labour, and Gold - Two Years in Victoria: with Visits to Sydney and Van Diemen's Land (Paperback)
Series: Land, Labour, and Gold 2 Volume Set, Volume 2
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In 1852 William Howitt (1792 1879) set sail for Australia with two
of his sons in order to try his luck in the goldfields of Victoria.
By then he was already a prolifically published author of both
prose and verse. He was only moderately successful as a
gold-digger, but his account of life in the new colony, published
in 1855 after his return to England, provides an extraordinary
snapshot of the rapid early growth of Melbourne. Volume 2 considers
the effects of the influx of a great number of immigrants and the
continuing presence of convicts. Howitt also reflects on government
policy and the draft constitution, and describes visits to Sydney
and Tasmania. His colourful account includes descriptions of birds
and flowers, extreme heat, and how to cope with flies.
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