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Excerpt from An Historical and Statistical Account of New South Wales, Vol. 1 of 2: From the Founding of the Colony in 1788 to the Present DayAlmost the whole of the following work was written at sea, on the author's repeated voyages from Sydney to London, the materials having been previously collected for the purpose on these occasions in the Colony. For having, unfortunately, had to spend a large portion of his life at sea, the author has fo...

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Excerpt from Cooksland in North-Eastern Australia: The Future Cottonfield of Great, Its Characteristics and Capabilities for European Colonization, With a Disquisition on the Origin, Manners, and Customs of the AboriginesThe vast territory of New South Wales has evidently been designed by the Great Architect of the universe to tbrm three separate and independent Colonies or States, and it has accordingly been of late years re garded as compris...

Excerpt from Poems: Sacred and Secular: Written Chiefly at Sea, Within the Last Half-CenturyThe following volume of Poems consists of Three distinct Parts or Divisions.Part First was published separately in Sydney in the year 1826, under the title of "Aurora Australis, or Specimens of Sacred Poetry for the Colonists of Australia." The poems comprised in the little volume were almost wholly written at sea, on the Author's second voyage to Austr...

Excerpt from An Historical and Statistical Account of the New South Wales, Vol. 2 of 2: From the Founding of the Colony in 1783 to the Present DayAppendix V. Return showing the number of Manufactories, Works, &c., , in the Colony in the year 1872 510 appendix VI.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical ...

Excerpt from View of the Origin and Migrations of the Polynesian Nation: Demonstrating Their Ancient Discovery and Progressive Settlement of the Continent of AmericaThe midst of a variety of uncongenial and harass ing employments, in a separate form. It would have given me much pleasure to have had it in my power to spend a few days in the library Of the British Museum, to collect facts and illustra tions bearing on the subject of investigatio...

Origin and Migrations of the Polynesian Nation is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1877.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hanse...

Excerpt from Religion and Education in America: With Notices of the State and Prospects of American Unitarianism, Popery, and African ColonizationFellow-Countrymen and Fellow-Christians, The following work was commenced on the 1st of June last, on board the steam-ship, British Queen, in the Bay of New York, and was written partly during my voyage across the Atlantic, and partly in the midst of numerous and sometimes harassing avocations since ...

Excerpt from The Australian Emigrant's Manual: Or, a Guide to the Gold Colonies of New South Wales and Port PhillipThe Great Exhibition of the past year in London did nothing for this country, in comparison with what the Great Exhibition of the past year at the gold fields in Australia is now doing, and will in all likelihood continue to do, for half a century to come.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare a...

Excerpt from An Historical and Statistical Account of New South Wales, Vol. 1 of 2: Both as a Penal Settlement and as a Settlement and as a British ColonyIt is allowed on all hands that there is much in the present state of the Australian colonies to counteract the general tendency and efficiency of the Transportation system. In order, therefore, to show how such a state of things has been arrived at, I found it absolutely necessary, in projec...

Excerpt from Phillipsland, or the Country Hitherto Designated Port Phillip: Its Present Condition and Prospects, as a Highly Eligible Field for EmigrationTue vast territory hitherto comprehended under the general designation of the Colony of N ew South Wales, has evidently been designed by the great Author of Nature to form three separate and independ ent Colonies or States.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of ...

Excerpt from Phillipsland, or the Country Hitherto Designated Port Phillip: Its Present Condition and Prospects, as a Highly Eligible Field for EmigrationTue vast territory hitherto comprehended under the general designation of the Colony of N ew South Wales, has evidently been designed by the great Author of Nature to form three separate and independ ent Colonies or States.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of ...

Excerpt from An Historical and Statistical Account of New South Wales, Vol. 1 of 2: Both as a Penal Settlement and as a British ColonyIt is allowed on all hands that there is much in the present state of the Australian colonies to counteract the general tendency and efficiency of the Transportation system. In order, therefore, to show how such a state of things has been arrived at, I found it absolutely necessary, in projecting the present wor...

Excerpt from An Historical and Statistical Account of New South Wales, Vol. 1 of 2: Both as a Penal Settlement and as a British ColonyIt is allowed on all hands that there is much in the present state of the Australian colonies to counteract the general tendency and efficiency of the Transportation system. In order, therefore, to show how such a state of things has been arrived at, I found it absolutely necessary, in projecting the present wor...

Excerpt from Origin and Migrations of the Polynesian Nation: Demonstrating Their Original Discovery and Progressive Settlement of the Continent of AmericaMY attention happened to be strongly directed to the investigations which the subject of this volume implies, shortly after my arrival in New South Wales for the first time, upwards of fifty years ago, and I pursued them from time to time, as I had opportunity, both in the colony and more. Es...

Excerpt from An Historical and Statistical Account of New South Wales, Vol. 2 of 2: Both as a Penal Settlement and as a SettlementStatement of the advantages which New South Wales holds forth to various classes of emigrants of moderate capital, with introductory remarks on the geological features of the colony, and on its climate and diseases.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find mor...

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Excerpt from Transportation and Colonization, Or the Causes of the Comparative Failure of the Transportation System in the Australian Colonies: With Suggestions for Ensuring Its Future Efficiency in Subserviency to Extensive ColonizationThe following work was written at sea, in the course of the Author's last voyage from New South Wales to London, towards the close of the year l836. Its main object is to point out to His Majesty's government, ...