Author: BOYCE, WILLIAM D.
Title: Australia And New Zealand Illustrated.
Description: 8vo; pp. xviii, 382 plus 4 pages of advertisements; front map endpaper, numerous b/w illustrations; front map endpapers; authors complientary card tipped onto fixed endpaper; original cloth; title in gilt on front board and spine; spine and corners bumped; top of pages gilt; partial hinge separation not affecting book integrity at title page; otherwise very good copy. Chicago, Rand McNally & Company, (1922). Wonderful travel guide, illustrated with b/w photos including tree underwhich South Australia proclaimed a colony in 1836, Federal Parliament House in Melbourne, Flinders Street Station, several "modern" steam trains, six train tracks near Richmond with 3 steam trains approaching, a very flash "average" Melbourne home, an obelisk commemorating the 8 hour working day granted in 1856, interesting limits on campaign expenses for upper and lower house politicians; Melbourne Cup in progress, Salvation Army headquarters in Melbourne, and more for each state and also New Zealand including tribute to Robert Falcon Scott.

Keywords: gea Australian New Zealand Aboriginal history art photography general local history Melbourne Cup railways robert scott melbourne cup sydney south australia new south wales victoria steam