Readings in Melbourne: With an Essay on the Resources and Prospects of Victoria, for the Emigrant and Uneasy ClassesLow, 1879 - 329 sivua This book addresses on English life in the city of Melbourne. They cover a period commencing with the earlier gold discoveries, and they close with the visit of the Duke of Edinburgh to the colony, in the year 1868. |
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Sivu vi
... tion that Victoria occupies is easily ascertained , for her statistics are the most perfect in the world ; the arrange- ment is a piece of exquisite mosaic . The brilliant statistician who fills the post of Registrar - General to the ...
... tion that Victoria occupies is easily ascertained , for her statistics are the most perfect in the world ; the arrange- ment is a piece of exquisite mosaic . The brilliant statistician who fills the post of Registrar - General to the ...
Sivu viii
... tion of Duke of Edinburgh in Melbourne - A royal commission and its troubles - An escorting fleet of steam boats left in the lurch - The Duke running a blockade— Wounded loyalty and " bitterness " of blockaders - Apparent superficiality ...
... tion of Duke of Edinburgh in Melbourne - A royal commission and its troubles - An escorting fleet of steam boats left in the lurch - The Duke running a blockade— Wounded loyalty and " bitterness " of blockaders - Apparent superficiality ...
Sivu ix
... tion - Well - founded popularity of Queen Victoria - Her early education - Her respect for constitutional government- Mr. John Bright's first interview with Majesty - Mr . Bright a minister - Her Majesty's cordial reception of her new ...
... tion - Well - founded popularity of Queen Victoria - Her early education - Her respect for constitutional government- Mr. John Bright's first interview with Majesty - Mr . Bright a minister - Her Majesty's cordial reception of her new ...
Sivu xii
... tion from squatting to farming - Wheat crop doubled between years 1865 and 1875 - Abuses of land regulations by sham farmers - Comparative profits of farming and squatting- Great wealth of many squatters - Occasionally the victims of ...
... tion from squatting to farming - Wheat crop doubled between years 1865 and 1875 - Abuses of land regulations by sham farmers - Comparative profits of farming and squatting- Great wealth of many squatters - Occasionally the victims of ...
Sivu xiii
... tion - Shipping of various countries resorting to Victoria → Increase of intercolonial trade - The professions - Law , law- yers - Doctors . . CHAPTER V. RELIGION - MINISTERS - MORALS , AND EDUCATION . Religious interests and number of ...
... tion - Shipping of various countries resorting to Victoria → Increase of intercolonial trade - The professions - Law , law- yers - Doctors . . CHAPTER V. RELIGION - MINISTERS - MORALS , AND EDUCATION . Religious interests and number of ...
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