Project Gutenberg 2005-04-11 Public domain in the USA. 83 Wentworth, W. C. (William Charles) 1790 1872 Wentworth, William Charles Statistical, Historical and Political Description of the Colony of New South Wales and its Dependent Settlements in Van Diemen's Land With a Particular Enumeration of the Advantages Which These Colonies Offer for Emigration, and Their Superiority in Many Respects Over Those Possessed by the United States of America Produced by Col Choat "Statistical, Historical and Political Description of the Colony of New South Wales, and its Dependent Settlements in Van Diemen's Land" by William Charles Wentworth is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The work explores various aspects of the British colony of New South Wales, discussing its geographical, statistical, social, and political conditions while advocating for its potential as an alternative destination for emigration compared to the United States. The author, a native of the colony, presents a detailed analysis of its resources, governance, and settlement dynamics. The opening of the text provides an overarching view of the author's intentions and background, emphasizing his desire to illuminate the province's advantages and rectify its shortcomings. Wentworth notes the need to attract migration to New South Wales and addresses the colony’s challenges under British administration, including its political system and resource management. He reflects on the optimistic vision of the colony's future amidst the failures and potential growth points, setting the stage for an in-depth statistical examination of the settlements, their agriculture, economy, and social structure as the text progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en New South Wales -- Description and travel Wentworth, W. C. (William Charles), 1790-1872 New South Wales -- Politics and government Tasmania -- Description and travel DU Text Australia Browsing: History - General Browsing: Politics Browsing: Travel & Geography 667861 666433 2024-09-07T06:01:06.786256 2023-09-07T07:52:14.371619 text/html text/html 662089 2020-12-14T09:56:11 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 485672 2020-12-14T09:56:11 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 559722 2024-09-07T06:01:15.839225 application/epub+zip 567857 2024-09-07T06:01:09.670269 application/epub+zip 306017 2024-09-07T06:01:08.669235 application/epub+zip 922357 2024-09-07T06:01:20.634176 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 906355 2024-09-07T06:01:15.112200 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 446721 2022-09-07T22:40:40.753909 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 650567 650563 2024-09-07T06:01:06.148253 2023-09-07T07:52:13.793582 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 650473 2020-12-14T09:56:11 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 226689 2020-12-14T09:56:11 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 650515 2020-12-14T09:56:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 226647 2020-12-14T09:56:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21524 2024-09-07T06:01:20.774187 application/rdf+xml 27472 2024-09-07T06:01:09.033230 image/jpeg 4889 2024-09-07T06:01:08.853278 image/jpeg 592183 2024-09-07T06:01:06.859275 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia