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The document is an introduction written by William Westgarth for his book "Personal Recollections of Early Melbourne & Victoria". In the introduction, Westgarth expresses his excitement to return to Victoria after 31 years to see how much the colony has progressed. He discusses improvements in transportation, noting the voyage to Australia now takes 3 weeks compared to 141 days in 1840. Westgarth hopes future advances will allow a 3 week voyage between Australia and Britain.

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