Statistical, Historical, Political Description of Colony of New - With a Particular Enumeration of Advantages Which These Colonies

Klappentext This 1819 work presenting the advantages of the Australian colonies for European immigrants remains an important source for historians. Zusammenfassung W. C. Wentworth (1790–1872) was a politician, landowner and journalist who played a major part in the history of modern Australia. This book, first published in 1819, contains a vast amount of information about New South Wales and Tasmania, and describes their advantages for European immigrants. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Statistical account of the settlements in New Holland; 2. Operation of the existing system of government in the colony for the last fifteen years; 3. Various alterations suggested in the present policy of this colony; 4. Various changes proposed in the system of government; Appendix.

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• Authors: William Charles Wentworth
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.12.2011
• EAN: 9781108039857
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03985-7
• No. of pages: 484
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - History of Oceania
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; Australia, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Australian & Oceanian, HISTORY / Australia & New Zealand, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Political structure & processes, Australasian & Pacific history, Australasian and Pacific history, Political structure and processes, C 1700 To C 1800