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'From the earliest days of the British settlement of Australia, India and the crown colony of Ceylon were a familiar part of the colonists’ world. As Margaret Steven (1965:26) has noted ‘the first links made by the new colony were with India’. When supplies ran short, as they often did, ships from Calcutta brought grain, foodstuffs, spirits, clothing and live animals. India provided a lifeline for the new settlement. Many trading and shipping connections then developed, creating an increasing flow of administrators, merchants, army personnel, clergy and tourists between the Indian subcontinent and Australia. Australians constantly heard about the conditions of life in India, along with its scenic marvels, architecture, philosophies, mysteries and climate. Australia’s Indian connection was to remain strong for much of the 19th century.' (Introduction)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
- The Australian Abroad : Branches from the Main Routes round the World 1879-1880 single work non-fiction
- Irrigated India : An Australian View of India and Ceylon, Their Irrigation and Agriculture 1893 single work prose
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cIndia,cSouth Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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cAustralia,c
- 1800-1899