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APPENDIX B. 



FROM EU](OPE TO SYDNEY, AND nO)V TO LIVE TIIKRK. 



Ih \\'. (J. Rendall. 



Those mIio are aliout to migrate from the old world to tlie new will iiatiuallj- Ije anxious 

 to gain some definite idea as to the cost of the process and the prospects which tiieir 

 intended surroundings afford. In this short resume of fares, routes, and cost of living 

 in New South Wales, it is only jjossible to take a most su])erhcial glance at the circum- 

 stances attending such a change ; but one which, it is trusted, will Ije of some little 

 service to those who are seeking fortune, pleasure, or change, amid scenes wliich have 

 much to recommend them, and which furnish many of the elements of happiness and 

 comfort to those who are provided with the necessary e(|uii)ment of orrlinary talent, 

 education, perseverance, and a little money. 



Although the general condition of things in the Eastern Colonies of Australia may 

 be said to be similar. New South Wales presents advantages to those who are inclined 

 to try their fortunes in fresh fields and jiastures new which should not be overlooked. 

 The geographical position of the port of Sydney at once gives the Colony a premier 

 position with regard to commerce upon which hangs her industrial and social welfare. 

 Then there is a vast extent of territory, taking in every range of climate suited to the wants 

 of diversified tastes and constitutions. That of Sydney jiroj^er is admittedly "delightful," 

 the city being in close proximity to both the sea and mountains, which, combined with our 

 beautiful harbour and inland scenerj% leaves nothing to be desired in this respect. Nearly 

 every dejiartment of labour and industry is fully represented, and the labourer, whether 

 in tlie mechanical branches of trade, in the arts or sciences, or other walks of life, receives 

 fair remuneration for his work, while living is comparati^■ely cheajj alike as regards food, 

 clothing, or house rent, added to which the possibilities are always in favour of colonists 

 who are in the van of progress, and wlio take an active interest in the well-being of the 

 connnunity. There is no place in Australia for the idle or intemperate, and all such % 

 invariably find a common level of destitution and wretchedness. Our skies are bright x_ 



and sunny, our surroundings each and all in harmony with light and warmth. Our people 

 are genial and sympathetic, and those who come to us in the same sjiirit speedily find 

 friends and companions, who aid in relieving the irksomeness of new surroundings. The 

 present purpose, however, is not to describe our social condition, or to dilate on our 

 modern achievements in the way of public or private conveniences, which invariably cull 

 orth the admiration and surprise of much-travelled tourists, who discover that there is 

 something to be seen in Australia, and that modern progi'css in science and invention, 

 and the art of living well, find ample illustration in Sydney and her pi-etty suburbs, filled 

 with a busy population of about 400, UOO souls. 



Turning to the subjects under present consideration, the first one worthy of note is 

 that of 



Routes and Fakes. 



The traveller from Europe to Australia has a variety of r.nites at his disposal, and as 

 to which to select, it is simply a matter of paying one's money and taking one's choice. 



