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Title: Australia, its history and present condition
containing an account both of the bush and of the colonies,
with their respective inhabitants

Author: William Pridden

Release Date: December 5, 2009 [EBook #30607]

Language: English

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Transcriber's Notes:
1) Morrumbidgee/Murrumbidgee each used on several occasions
and left as in the original. 'Morrumbidgee' is the aboriginal
name for the Murrumbidgee.
2) Used on numerous occasions, civilisation/civilization;
civilised/civilized; civilising/civilizing; uncivilised/uncivilized:
left as in the original.
3) Same with variations of colonisation/colonization, and a few other
"z" words that should be "s" words in their English form.

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The
Englishman's Library.
XXVI.

AUSTRALIA,

ITS HISTORY AND PRESENT CONDITION;

CONTAINING
AN ACCOUNT BOTH OF THE BUSH AND OF THE COLONIES,
WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE INHABITANTS.

BY THE
REV. W. PRIDDEN, M.A.
VICAR OF BROXTED, ESSEX.

"_Truth_, in her native calmness and becoming moderation, shall
be the object of our homage and pursuit; and we will aim at the
attainment of knowledge for the improvement of our reason, and not
for the gratification of a passion for disputing."--_Address of
the Bp of Australia in 1841 to the Church of England Book Society._

LONDON:
JAMES BURNS, 17, PORTMAN STREET,
PORTMAN SQUARE.
1843.

LONDON:
PRINTED BY R. CLAY, BREAD STREET HILL.

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[Illustration: Map of Australia]

PREFACE.

A few words by way of Preface are requisite, in order that the objects
of the present Work may be stated to the reader, and that he may also
be made acquainte