This was actually quite a common thing in South America. There was also an attempt to create a Welsh colony in Argentina and a Croatian colony in Chile
"The Bulletin wishes Lane, and all who have gone and are going, the most complete success. It has not hesitated to say straight out, in the most sufficient words, that it thinks the scheme unpromising to the verge of insanity. For doing this it has, of course, been regarded as an enemy by the pioneers, or deserters. But it will wait the verdict of this ripe experience, and rejoice with them if its warnings prove to be misplaced."
This was actually quite a common thing in South America. There was also an attempt to create a Welsh colony in Argentina and a Croatian colony in Chile
And a scottish attempt in Panama!
Did not know about the Croats…
Boric the outgoing President of Chile is of Croat descent
"The Bulletin wishes Lane, and all who have gone and are going, the most complete success. It has not hesitated to say straight out, in the most sufficient words, that it thinks the scheme unpromising to the verge of insanity. For doing this it has, of course, been regarded as an enemy by the pioneers, or deserters. But it will wait the verdict of this ripe experience, and rejoice with them if its warnings prove to be misplaced."
22 July 1893
Wonderful
Nicely done as always. 1890s are a fascinating decade. Huge burst of utopian thinking.
Yes! And thank you sir
Very interesting. I love that the guy ends up in New Zealand as a committed maintainer of the empire!
Aren’t people strange and wonderful!
And now the ex-PM of NZ lives in Australia!
Fascinating. Thanks for sharing this.
Wow! Great tale!
Virgin Ground by Redgum goes hard