New Homes: the Rise, Progress, Present Position, and Future Prospects of Each of the Australian Colonies and New Zealand, Regarded as Homes for All Classes of Emigrants

Thomas Henry Braim

ISBN 10: 0371609062 / ISBN 13: 9780371609064

Published by HardPress Ltd, 2021

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: New Homes: the Rise, Progress, Present Position, and Future Prospects of Each of the Australian Colonies and New Zealand, Regarded as Homes for All Classes of Emigrants
• Publisher: HardPress Ltd
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371609062
• ISBN 13: 9780371609064
• Binding: Paperback / softback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 526 grams

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New Homes: The Rise, Progress, Present Position, And Future Prospects Of Each Of The Australian Colonies And New Zealand, Regarded As Homes For All Classes Of Emigrants by Thomas Henry Braim. This 19th-century work presents a comprehensive, lay-friendly survey of the Australasian colonies and New Zealand as potential destinations for emigrants across social classes. Braim, a clergyman with decades of firsthand experience in Australia, offers a multifaceted account: climate, agriculture, population growth, land policy, infrastructure, education, religion, and social life across New South Wales, Tasmania, Western Australia, Victoria, South Australia, Queensland, and New Zealand. He pairs descriptive geography with practical guidance for prospective settlers, including wage scales, housing, and land-ownership opportunities, and he discusses emigration schemes and colonial policy. The book blends travel narrative, statistical overview, and policy discussion to argue for emigration as a viable, aspirational path and to illuminate the evolving landscape of colonial settlement in the late 19th century.