NRS-702 | "A Statistical Account of Australia and New Zealand"

This publication gives the following information: briefly the history and geography of the Australian States (New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania), New Guinea and New Zealand; climate; constitutions of the States, New Zealand and the Commonwealth; population; mineral resources; agriculture; religion; transport; defence; education; social conditions; vital statistics; local government; communications; finance - private and public; employment; manufacturing; etc. The previous issues of this work appeared under the title "The Seven Colonies of Australasia"; the work subsequently appeared as "A Statistical Account of Australia and New Zealand". (19/19680-81). 2 vols. Note:This description is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.