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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | A Lecture on Colonization and Emigration, Delivered at a Public Meeting at Walsall, Staffordshire, on Tuesday Evening, March 20th, 1849 |
| Author | Hodgson, Arthur |
| Date | 20 Mar 1849 |
| Document Type | Printed Book |
| Publisher Information | J.R. Robinson |
| Reference | 8154.e.44.(4.) |
| Library / Archive | British Library |
| Collection Name | General Reference Collection |
| Description | A tract proclaiming the need for emigration out of Britain, and focusing on Australia in particular as a suitable destination. Makes a similar argument to many other publications of the era, but has an explicitly political perspective on the issue. |
| Theme(s) | Motives for Emigration; Politics, Legislation and Governance |
| Country (from) | Great Britain |
| Country (to) | Australia |
| Places | Walsall, Staffordshire, England; Sydney, New South Wales, Tasmania, Australia |
| Nationality | English |
| Keywords | politics, push factors, poverty, convicts, native population, land, money, colonisation, agriculture, settlement, legislation, emigration scheme, forced migration |
| Language | English |
| Copyright | British Library |
