Country and Climate 13 



ing impression of the Antipodes. Those cities 

 have been frequently described as British cities, 

 planted in more genial climate and under more 

 favourable circumstances. There are no essential 

 differences between the mode of life of a citizen of 

 Sydney and a citizen of Liverpool, although in 

 many minor details interesting distinctions may be 

 observed. But in the bush, a new type of Briton 

 with distinctive faculties and characteristics has 

 already been evolved. The men who live on the 

 land are the typical Australians, and the courage 

 and endurance with which they face the hardships 

 and uncertainties of their life provide the brightest 

 promise for the future of the new nation. 



