Inscribed by the kind permission of the
HONOURABLE ALFRED DEAKIN,
Chief Secretary of Victoria.

Melbourne:
M.L. Hutchinson, 305 & 307 Little Collins Street,
Nearly Opposite Royal Arcade.
Rae Bros., Printers, 547 and 549 Elizabeth Street North.

"Off for 200 Miles' Tramp."
See Page 10.

CONTENTS.

PAGE.
[Sketch of Artist Life]1
[Farewell to Dear Old England]3
[Melbourne at Last]6
[Christian Socialism]7
[Melbourne Experience]9
[Off to the Diggings]10
[Ten Years on the Diggings]12
[Commence Farming]18
[Increase of Holdings]25
[The Consummation]26
[A Dissertation on Temperance]28
[The Vine Industry]31
[The Settlement of the Lands]32
[Irrigation]35
[A Scheme of Settlement]37
[A Glimpse at the Future of Australia]45
[Conclusion]48
[Poetry, "All the Way"]49

In giving this little "Life Sketch," I am actuated by a desire to assist many, not only hard-handed men in the "Old Country," but many soft-handed ones also, as I was, and especially those who have large families, as I had, and who are struggling for a living, and see but little hope for the future in the already over-crowded hive in the "Old Land," and a still poorer prospect for the new swarms; I, therefore, think a little advice and encouragement to those desirous to "cast off," from one who has been through it all, will be welcomed by many.—E.H.