The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-13
LIFE IN USTRALIA.
rbe Advancement of Society in the Austria.
Iian Colonies.


In the early days of each Of the Austria
Ian settlements. the Inducements for those who
had accumulated fortunes in them to remain in
wi at was thon fecatded as a state Of exile from
European ciyiliz itiun, comforts, and Iuxuries
were few ana feeble. The very possession Of
W alth bee me Y lueless wnen It's owners were
tncap- bic of exchanging IL for those oojec aud
erJDynents. the acquisition OF which renders
wealth desirable. society, Ia the pest sense 4
the word. there VS. none. ~ pOrtunities for
the lIbc'ai education Z children were frequent
w Inaccessible; and men AMI women WHO had
been accustomed from childhood to bs sur
rounct d b all the pull noes, lmusenents and
elecancies y hi'h are to h. found in an old and
highly artificial site u society, might be par
uoued for feeling some discomfort with their lot
M u new country. ard tor looking forward with
hOpef ehgerness to the arrival OF a time IN
whicn II would be possible for them to return
10 England, ma to enjoy Pleasures which
were then un ttainabie In Austr liza. Ours
might have been called "a nuctnating pop
hlaii1n" 1T that period. But such an epoch
NJ transition has passed away, and so has
most OF its chararteristics. In each OF the col
onies proc ~ OF consolidation has heen going
on TOR III nv wears past. The accumulation Of
We Il, h has S imulated cnterDri>e to provide Tor
II most OF tho gr tincations which render Euro
pean 'pittlS 50 attra tive as places Of resi-
dence Whine IA tasts for country sports and
athletic exercises rnds most Of the outlets
neneratiun Of Anglo Australians ms grown up
which cherishes an Election for the land Of It's
birth that We r. almost extraSaslnt to such
81 their elders "a nave drawn the mettle Of
their pas IRE ~ from northern region. Broad
hcred squlre- a'e forming FANNY estates and
Inunulig FANNY mansions, ana the rural HE OF
victoria promises to become as picturesque.
~nilc Il Is ~. inly as hospitable az that other
rural Ne OF which tho brighter spects u G pre-
-e"t,d - ~ IN tic pages Of Washington Irving,
81 NhIi ~ liuNttt. AMI OF Mary Russell Nit
i"td. ANA IN the capitals OF he various col
DHi"s TIE io ue 1Ounu az diverhinen amusements
~ are to he met with IN most European cities
ron' tanning the me number Of Inhabitants.
What 70 OF colonial society formerly "a
now inapphCable. The colOuist VINO has made
fortune visits England, IL IN true ia 1 as he
visits the rest Of Europe but his interests and
his intlinatlons uraN him back again to Aus
tr IL. lie establl- hes himself rs a loo | mag
nate III one Of the counties Of Victoria or Ne w
South Wales. imports tils and rams Of the
choicest breeds, expends his money liler lily In
building and planting, h. cps some valuable gIe
hounds 10 run IN coursing matches, and leads
the life Of prosperous country gentleman. lie
can secure the best OF edhcati for his children,
and sees before them career In the profess
siuns or In commerce In which they viii not
be exposed To the int nse competition which
wOul await them were they to embark
populated communities OF the Old World. His
wife and daughters 1nd in Melbourne or sydney
the me- est hooks, the freshest music, aud the
latest fashiuns; while a Uterine Hayes, a
brooke, = Jefferson, Charles Mathews a God
dhrh, = ID Murska, and Ristori present them
selves IN succession to Australian audiences
upon the STAGES OF theatres and opera houses,
whlch are Only less spacious than those OF Lon
noii, IN iact, we re reproducing England. in
SO Tar as she admits Of REPRODUCTION, at her an
tpOues, enc flshihg the name which Ia assO-
ri LED with 40 many cen urlps Of glory and re-
n""r, ana proud OF orr relationship To "the
lhVlol"te isiihn OF the s'ge aud free" We wish
not only To pefpetuate our connection with the
Enrlre, but - see us loosely combined con
hiltuent- Welded together into one homogeneous
ana indlsSoluhle structure, 80 that we may DO
able To exolam with Pnlip Fau.l onhridge;
Come the tire corners Of the world in arms
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