"The leading thought in the mind of a student of New South Wales's economic geography is the number of profitable industries which are either neglected altogether, or are only developed in a ridiculously embryonic form. On every hand the country cries aloud for men to come and take her wealth. Nor in saying this am I traveling over the whole field of possible industrial development!... Yet, even in the primary industries, the settlers' choice is so bewilderingly varied that it would be impossible here to give more than a bare catalogue of the industrial openings lying before the man who would make his home in New South Wales. Nevertheless, until quite recently, New South Welshmen seemed all unconscious of their varied stores of potential wealth; they were content, for the most part, to ring the changes on gold mines and sheep runs, or to devote themselves to commercial pursuits and the building up of Sydney as the chief market town of the Australias...." (The Imperial Heritage 1: Introduction & Australia, by Ernest Williams)

Coral and the Coral Fishery (Leisure Hour, 1868)

Fishing for coral in the South Seas, Pacific Islands and Australia.

The Explorer's Christmas in Australia, by T. Baines (Leisure Hour, 1868)

Christmas in Australia in 1855.

My Ascent up Mt. Wellington [Tasmania] (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1877)

Distributing the Type, by W. Senior (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1878)

An account of a flood in Australia.

A Peep at Melbourne in 1881 (Argosy, 1881)

The Colonies and Dependencies of Great Britain: Australia & New Zealand, by Emma Brewer (Girl's Own Paper, 1883)

Read the entire series.

The Rabbit Pest in Australasia, by C.F. Gordon Cumming (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1883)

In an Australian Forest, by Stephen Thompson (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1884)

The "Girls Own" Tour of the Colonies: Tasmania, by Emma Brewer (Girl's Own Paper, 1886)

Read the entire series.

Mr. Froude's Visit to "Oceana," by the Hon. Philip Carteret Hill, Late Premier of Nova Scotia (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1886)

A look at Australia 250 years earlier.

The Fish Caves of New South Wales, by H.G. Spearing (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1889)

Lucky Australians (Pictorial Museum of Sport & Adventure, ca. 1890)

The mining claim of the M'Dougal brothers, which produced over £164K in gold by 1866.

Mustering Cattle in the Bush (Pictorial Museum of Sport & Adventure, ca. 1890)

A Ride with the Mail (Pictorial Museum of Sport & Adventure, ca. 1890)

Traveling 700 miles in three days by Australian "post-cart."

The Worries of a New Chum, by Rev. Frederick Hastings (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1890)

Christmas on the other side of the world -- in Australia, where one is more concerned with mosquitoes than snow!

Australian Cities, by George R. Parkin (Century Magazine, 1891A)

An Australian Jaunt, by W. Basil Worsfold (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1891)

Fossicking, by Frederick Hastings (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1891)

"Fossicking" is the Australian word for searching for treasure - e.g., seeking potential sites for mining silver or gold.

From Aden to Sydney, by W. Lawrence Liston (Girl's Own Paper, 1891)

A "voyage for health" to Australia.

The Workingman in Australia, by George R. Parkin (Century Magazine, 1891A)

Art Notes from Australia, by Gilbert Parker (English Illustrated Magazine, 1892A)

The Australian Registry of Land Titles, by Edward Atkinson (Century Magazine, 1892A)

Advances in the registration of land titles, deeds and conveyances.

Fishing for Pearls in Australia, by Hubert Phelps Whitmarsh (Century Magazine, 1892A)

The Imperial Heritage 1: Introduction & Australia, by Ernest Williams (Windsor, 1898A)

A general look at Australia and New South Wales. Read the entire series.

The Imperial Heritage 2: Australia by Ernest Williams (Windsor, 1898A)

A look at Victoria, Queensland, and Southern Australia. Read the entire series.

The Imperial Heritage 3: Australia & New Zealand by Ernest Williams (Windsor, 1898A)

A look at Western Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand. Read the entire series.

A Visit to Adelaide, by Harry Furniss (Windsor Magazine, 1898B)

A Peep at Albany, West Australia, by Harry Furniss (Windsor Magazine, 1898B)

"The Domain," Sydney, by Harry Furniss (Windsor Magazine, 1898B)

Manly: The Brighton of Australia, by Harry Furniss (Windsor Magazine, 1898B)

Character Sketches in Sydney, by Harry Furniss (Windsor Magazine, 1898B)

Greater Britain: A Birds-Eye View, by the Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, MP, Secretary of State for the Colonies (Good Words, 1902)

This 45-page overview of the status of Britain's colonies looks at the past history of colonial administration, the present, and plans for the future. It then takes the reader on a tour of the colonies of India, Ceylon, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. Lots of photos!

• See also New Zealand