豪州記行第二回 — Gōshū kikō dai nikai — A record of my second trip to Australia

Item

Title
豪州記行第二回 — Gōshū kikō dai nikai — A record of my second trip to Australia
Subject
International trade
Agriculture
Economic conditions
Government
Mining camps
Australia--Discovery and exploration
Japan--History--19th century
Category
1. Settlement
Author
浅見 忠雄 (Asami Tadao)
Keywords
Travel
Trade
Current holder
National Library of Australia
Period of reference 
1881 – 1881
Date
January 1, 1881
Link
https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/1397431
Item number
OJN 3950 3664
Access rights
Request at location
Rights 
Out of Copyright
Country of origin
Japan
Language 
Japanese
Description from source
tables ; 22 cm.

Title translated into English: A record of my second trip to Australia.

This is a small (15 pages) handwritten outline of the conditions in Australia in the late 19th century. It outlines the land, government, economy, mining and agriculture sectors, education, trade and domestic consumption. Though the book itself has no information on when and where it was published, internal evidence would indicate that it was written in 1881. This would make this account of Australia the earliest in the collection. It is possible that Asami accompanied one of the early delegations that attended the International expositions in Sydney or Melbourne in 1879 and 1880 respectively. The style is objective and factual and ends with the statement that Japanese businesses could ignore Australia as a market for Japanese manufactured goods.
Physical format
Manuscripts