Summary
Book entitled 'Homes and Homesteads in the Land of Plenty: A Handbook of Victoria as a field for Emigration' by the Reverend James Ballantyne (1818-1896), published by Mason, Firth & McCutcheon in Melbourne in 1871. The book covers immigration to Victoria, settlement, employment, agriculture, recreation, Melbourne, mining, education, government and other subjects. In the preface the author lists the reasons why he has written the book, including that there is room in Victoria for all who would chose to come and that Victoria needs more people, and that the men most wanted are those 'who would come on their own independent footing - men of spirit, energy, and a little capital. It is mainly for such that this little book is written.'
Description of Content
EMIGRATION. Ballantyne, James. Homes and Homesteads in the Land of Plenty: A Handbook of Victoria as a field for Emigration. Octavo, folding panoramic view, plates, original cloth, lightly worn, Melbourne, Mason, Firth and M'Cutcheon, 1871. Ferguson, and Kirby, James, Old Times in the Bush in Australia: Trials and Experiences of Early Bush Life in Victoria
Physical Description
Green cover, gold lettering, 188 pages.
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Publisher
Mason, Firth & McCutcheon, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1871
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Inscriptions
Text: HOMES/AND HOMESTEADS/IN THE/LAND OF PLENTY.
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Object Measurements
125 mm (Width), 20 mm (Depth), 187 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Agriculture, Assisted Immigration, British Immigration, Churches, Climate, Diamond Mining, Education, Employment, Exploration, Families, Gold Rushes, Goldfields, Governments, Healthcare & Medicine, Immigrant Shipping, Immigrant Voyages, Immigration, Immigration Debates, Immigration Policies, Immigration Selection, Libraries, Manufacturing, Melbourne Landmarks, Poverty, Recreation, Schools, Settlement, Travel & Tourism, Universities, Victorian Colonial Defence Forces, Victorian Colonial Governors, Victorian Pioneers, Victorian Railways, Viticulture & Winemaking, Wool & Sheep Industry, Working Conditions, Working Life