. Australia's greatest need : with an introductory note by the Archbishop of Brisbane. began her free Let US now turn to those healthier forces immigrants: , . , . t . , ■• 11 • Explorers, which gauicd uiipetus in the loUowingyears and finally wiped out the stain ofearlier days. The excitement of exploringgave an interest to the tiny and remoteconvict settlements which kept them fromabsolute stagnation ; some of the convictswere allowed a share in the exploring ad-ventures, and showed themselves worthyof trust. Then again, the early governorsproved themselves in many respects stron
. Australia's greatest need : with an introductory note by the Archbishop of Brisbane. began her free Let US now turn to those healthier forces immigrants: , . , . t . , ■• 11 • Explorers, which gauicd uiipetus in the loUowingyears and finally wiped out the stain ofearlier days. The excitement of exploringgave an interest to the tiny and remoteconvict settlements which kept them fromabsolute stagnation ; some of the convictswere allowed a share in the exploring ad-ventures, and showed themselves worthyof trust. Then again, the early governorsproved themselves in many respects strong,capable men, who were able to uphold,under trying circumstances, the best tra-ditions of the navy or the army. Of thefirst seven governors, Captain Phillip, whosafely conducted his party from one endof the globe to the other, deserves theforemost place. With the eye of an ex-plorer he chose the spot on which Sydneynow stands as the site for the settlement ;he generously shared the privations ofthose under his control during the earlyyears of famine ; and beneath his wizened. The coming of the People 71 and unattractive personality and prosaictemperament, had the faith to believe thathe was establishing a colony destined tobecome a valuable acquisition to GreatBritain. The true growth of a country has sel- Sheepdom arisen—^at least in Anglo-8axondom— ^^•from otficial initiative. The new colonywas planted in a land of rich possibilities,but for some years it was fed with suppliesdrawn largely from England. The firstattempt at sheep farming was the privateventure of a lieutenant in the New SouthWales corps that accompanied CaptainPhillip, John MacArthur by name. FromMacArthurs sheep, obtained partly fromthe Cape and partly from King Georgesflock, the flocks of New South Wales andTasmania were established. Tasmania isstill famous for its stud sheep. A fewfigures may help to accentuate what livestock means to the country. In 1807245 lb. of wool were exported : in 1910m
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