Australia and New Zealand: Volume 1

In this two-volume work of 1873, novelist Anthony Trollope recounts his two-year journey across Britain's colonies in the Antipodes.

Anthony Trollope (Author)

9781108066310, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 31 October 2013

544 pages, 4 maps
21.6 x 14 x 3.1 cm, 0.68 kg

One of the most celebrated and prolific authors of the Victorian era, Anthony Trollope (1815–82) was also an enthusiastic traveller. This two-volume work recounts his two-year journey across Britain's colonies in the Antipodes. First published in 1873, it celebrates the success of British colonisation, but also considers with pragmatic foresight the inevitable unification of the Australian territories and their desire for greater independence. Volume 1 covers Trollope's travels through Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. Each section addresses the history and governance of the relevant state, assessing also the current condition of the region's institutions, people and resources. In the process, Trollope informs his reader about everything from the temperament of Aboriginal Australians to the troubles of travelling by steamboat. North America (1862), his account of the continent during the American Civil War, and his An Autobiography (1883) are also reissued in this series.

1. Introduction
Part I. Queensland: 2. Occupation of land
3. Gladstone and Rockhampton
4. Aboriginals
5. Gold
6. Squatters and their troubles
7. Darling Downs
8. Sugar
9. Government
10. Labour
Part II. New South Wales: 11. Beasts, birds, fishes, reptiles, and steamboats
12. Early history of the colony
13. Sydney
14. Religion and education
15. Legislature and government
16. Country towns, railways, and roads
17. Land
18. Meat
19. Metals
20. Country life in the bush
21. Scenery in New South Wales
22. The Riverina
Part III. Victoria: 23. Separation
24. Early history of Port Phillip
25. Melbourne
26. Ballarat
27. Bendigo or Sandhurst
28. Gipps Land, Walhalla, and Woods Point
29. Land
30. Ladies and gentlemen
31. Newspapers, books, railways, roads, towns, and wines
32. Rama Yuck
33. Legislation, government, and commerce
Appendix
Index.

Subject Areas: Social & cultural history [HBTB]