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  2. THE BIRTHDAY BALL.

    The ball given by his Excellency the Governor and Lady Manners-Sutton in honor of her Majesty's birthday, came off on 5th inst., with great eclat. The new Exhibition Building presented a most ...

    Article : 629 words
  3. THE POPULATION OF VICTORIA, 1866.

    The first port of the population statistics of Victoria, for the year 166, has been presented to Parliament in the form of a blue hook. It contains the returns of tho number of immigrants and emigrants; ...

    Article : 901 words
  4. THE DUCK-BILLED PLATYPUS.

    Another curiosity pertaining to the Australian fauna is the platypus, which is thus described by the "Old Bushman " :-" The duck-billed platypus, or water-mole, as it is called here, is found in the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 571 words
  5. THE MOORHOUSE TUNNEL.

    The Moorhouse tunnel, that immense work, connecting the port of Lyttelton and the plains of Heathcote, was completed on the 24th ult. The following extracts from a descriptive ...

    Article : 1,463 words
  6. STALKING THE EMU.

    The emu, the largest bird in Australia, is now seldom met with in the settled districts. It resembles the ostrich in appearance and habits, but is not nearly so large as that bird, and does not posess ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 425 words
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