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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Homes and Homesteads in the Land of Plenty: A Handbook of Victoria as a Field for Emigration |
| Author | Ballantyne, Rev James |
| Date | 1871 |
| Document Type | Printed Book |
| Publisher Information | Mason, Firth & McCutcheon |
| Reference | HT 16887 |
| Library / Archive | Museums Victoria |
| Collection Name | Emigrant Guides and Promotional Material |
| Description | Covers immigration to Victoria, settlement, employment, agriculture, recreation, life in Melbourne, mining, education, government and much more. In the preface, the author lists the reasons for writing the book, which include that there is room in Victoria for all who choose to come; that Victoria needs more people, and that the men most wanted are those "who would come on their own independent footing – men of spirit, energy, and a little capital. It is mainly for such that this little book is written." |
| Theme(s) | Motives for Emigration; Arrivals: Ports and Early Experiences |
| Country (from) | Great Britain |
| Country (to) | Australia |
| Places | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Ports | Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia |
| Nationality | English; Scottish; Chinese |
| Ships | SS Great Britain |
| Keywords | emigration, immigration, colony, assisted emigration, shipping, wages, labour, food, public life, education, mining, gold rush, gold, farming, settlement, employment, agriculture, entertainment, family, industry, religion, statistics, diamonds |
| Additional Information | Please note: Some of the metadata for this document has been taken from the Museum Victoria catalogue. |
| Catalogue Link | Museums Victoria Catalogue |
| Language | English |
| Copyright | Museums Victoria |
