"Samuel Sidney developed an interest in the Australian colony after the emigration of his brother John to New South Wales. Samuel and John established the magazine Sidney's Emigrant Journal, and worked together on two books concerning Australian emigration. The present work is an excellent description of Australia's contemporary state, where Samuel Sidney is clearly influenced by both Caroline Chisholm and Alexander Harris. He argues that the Australian colonies are ideal for working class emigration. Already in the introduction it becomes clear that Sidney is very anti-Wakefield, which makes it an important document in the debate between competing proposals for emigration. Apparently Sidney was very well-informed, he had access to otherwise inaccessible primary sources, and the verbatim transcripts add considerably to the book's value. Sidney's work is a full guide, giving excessive and detailed information on one of the most interesting world-regions."--Abebooks website.

"The Land of Gold" is an account of the trip to Australia made in the autumn of 1895 by the British correspondent for London News, Julius Price. Price was curious about the secrets of the Australian lands, which, for that time, were little known to the British reader. He traveled across Australia, sending short reports about his observations to his publisher. Upon the journey, the mentioned reports were issued as a separate book, now presented here.