Australia is a location mentioned in The Romance of a Shop. In the book, Edward Marsh went to Australia to find work and became wealthy while he was there. Australia was experiencing a period of prosperity in the late 19th century due to the Gold Rush, which lasted from 1851 to 1871, and the subsequent Land Boom, during which the population increased rapidly and many trade unions were established.
"It is quite a romance," went on Phyllis; "she and Mr. Marsh wanted to be married ages and ages ago. But he was too poor, and went to Australia. Now he is well off, and has come back to marry Fan, like a person in a book. A touching tale of young love, is it not?" (Chapter 8).
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