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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Victoria, The British "El Dorado;" or, Melbourne in 1869. Shewing the Advantages of that Colony as a Field for Emigration |
| Author | Rooking Carter, Charles |
| Date | 1870 |
| Document Type | Printed Book |
| Publisher Information | Edward Stanford |
| Reference | HT 4919 |
| Library / Archive | Museums Victoria |
| Collection Name | Emigrant Guides and Promotional Material |
| Description | Carter's book attempts to inform people as to the great opportunities in Victoria, although he tries to show "the dark as well as the bright surface." (p. viii). Includes two colour 'views' (painted illustrations) and a colour map. |
| Biographical Note / History | Carter wrote the book on returning from Victoria to Britain in 1870, when he discovered that the old country was in a poor state economically, and that although the question of emigration was receiving a large amount of public attention there was a general lack of knowledge as to the real conditions in Australia. |
| Theme(s) | Arrivals: Ports and Early Experiences; Remigration |
| Country (from) | Great Britain |
| Country (to) | Australia |
| Places | Sydney, New South Wales, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Ports | Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia |
| Nationality | English; Irish; Chinese |
| Keywords | emigration, immigration, colony, assisted emigration, shipping, wages, labour, railway, empire, food, burial and graves, entertainment, public life, education, mining, gold rush, gold, travel, tourism, farming, livestock |
| 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 |
