Land, Labour, and Gold

Two Years in Victoria: with Visits to Sydney and Van Diemen's Land

By:

William Howitt

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Land, Labour, and Gold 2 Volume Set

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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.

Release date Australia

February 17th, 2011

Author

William Howitt

Audience

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly

Illustrations

Worked examples or Exercises

Pages

414

Series

Land, Labour, and Gold 2 Volume Set

Dimensions

23x216x140

ISBN-13

9781108025713

Product ID

9453458

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