An Historical and Statistical Account of New South Wales, Both as a Penal Settlement and as a British Colony

by John Dunmore Lang

Overview

The first prominent advocate of Australian republicanism, Scottish-born John Dunmore Lang (1799–1878) is an important figure in the history of his adopted country. This two-volume work, originally published in 1834, presents a series of chapters illustrating Australia's history and its condition in his own time. Written during a voyage from New South Wales to Britain in 1833, the book promotes what Lang deems to be the best interests of the New South Wales colony, by encouraging the emigration 'of reputable families and individuals to its territory'. Volume 2 investigates the distribution and character of the convict population and stresses the advantages of New South Wales to emigrants, finishing with an analysis of the practicalities of emigration and settling in Australia. The reader will be mindful of Lang's aim in writing the work – to tell the truth 'fully and fearlessly' in order to secure Australia's general welfare and advancement.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781108030762
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	05/04/2011
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - History of Oceania
Pages:	452
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.20(d)

Table of Contents

1. On the distribution, employment, condition, and character of the convict-population; 2. Journey over-land to Hunter's River, with a description of an Australian farm; 3. Notices of the settlements of Bathurst and Illawarra; 4. Statement 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; 5. Estimate of the state of morals and religion in the colony, with a view of the existing religious establishments and denominations in New South Wales; 6. View of the state of education in the colony, with an account of the establishment of the Australian college; 7. Emigration; considered chiefly in reference to the practicability and expediency of importing and of settling, throughout the territory of New South Wales, a numerous, industrious, and virtuous agricultural population; being a lecture delivered in the temporary hall of the Australian College, Sydney, 9th May, 1833.