Project Gutenberg 2005-04-11 Public domain in the USA. 337 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.) Reading ease score: 41.4 (College-level). Difficult to read. 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 Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Politics 667999 2025-06-07T03:30:50.932702 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 593029 2025-06-07T03:31:02.522686 application/epub+zip 600924 2025-06-07T03:30:55.366741 application/epub+zip 306689 2025-06-07T03:30:53.833727 application/epub+zip 965176 2025-06-07T03:31:08.110662 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 949192 2025-06-07T03:31:01.489664 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 446721 2022-09-07T22:40:40.753909 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 650567 2025-06-07T03:30:50.069758 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 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 21865 2025-06-07T03:31:08.271622 application/rdf+xml 27418 2025-06-07T03:30:54.443689 image/jpeg 4913 2025-06-07T03:30:54.133692 image/jpeg 621619 2025-06-07T03:30:51.034733 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia