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A few words by way of Preface are requisite, in order that the objects of the present Work may be stated to the reader, and that he may also be made acquainted with the sources whence the information here communicated is derived, and from consulting which he may still further inform himself concerning Australia. The aim of the writer of the following pages has been,--while furnishing a description of some of the most flourishing and interesting settlements belonging to the British Crown, which, at the same time, exhibit in contrast to each other the two extremes of savage and civilised life;--to call the attention of. | Australia its history and present condition by 1 Australia its history and present condition by William Pridden This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title Australia its history and present condition containing an account both of the bush and of the colonies with their respective inhabitants Author William Pridden Release Date December 5 2009 EBook 30607 Language English Character set encoding ISO-8859-1 START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK AUSTRALIA--HISTORY CONDITION Produced by Nick Wall Anne Storer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http www.pgdp.net This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive American Libraries. Transcriber s Notes 1 Morrumbidgee Murrumbidgee each used on several occasions and left as in the original. Morrumbidgee is the aboriginal name for the Murrumbidgee. 2 Used on numerous occasions civilisation civilization civilised civilized civilising civilizing uncivilised uncivilized left as in the original. Australia its history and present condition by 2 3 Same with variations of colonisation colonization and a few other z words that should be s words in their English form. The Englishman s Library. XXVI. AUSTRALIA ITS HISTORY AND PRESENT CONDITION CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT BOTH OF THE BUSH AND OF THE COLONIES WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE INHABITANTS. BY THE REV. W. PRIDDEN M.A. VICAR OF BROXTED ESSEX. Truth in her native calmness and becoming moderation shall be the object of our homage and pursuit and we will aim at the attainment of knowledge for the improvement of our reason and not for the gratification of a passion for disputing. --Address of the Bp of Australia in 1841 to the Church of England Book Society. LONDON JAMES BURNS 17 PORTMAN STREET PORTMAN SQUARE. 1843. LONDON PRINTED BY R. CLAY .
