A Lady's Visit to the Gold Diggings of Australia in 1852-53

A woman traveller recounts her sea voyage to the Australian goldfields, her stay in Melbourne, and extended camping journeys through scrubby, fire-scarred forests to gullies and diggings. She describes routes, inns, tents, local prices, daily routines on the fields, encounters with other prospectors and settlers, and occasional dangers and adventures. The narrative moves through several districts and returns to the port before a homeward voyage. Practical observations on supplies, camping, costs, and temperament appear throughout, and an appended advisory section considers who might emigrate and what to expect from life at the diggings.