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  2. In the Beautiful Tweed Ri[?] District, New South Wales

    In the opinion of many travellers, Australia—wonderfully rich in magnificent landscapes—hold, no fairer prospect than that which the "Sydney Mail" photogra[?] [?]er. The towering peak in the background is Mount Warning, which was named by Capital Cook, and which the aborigines used to call "Wollumbin." It is 3870 here depicts so successfully. The locality is near the Queensland border, and about two miles from Murwilumbah. On the left is seen the Tweed River th[?] above sea-level, and from its summ[?] (not more than 25 feel square) a scene of indescribable loveliness presents itself, extending many miles in every direction. Recently s[?]dy on it way to the o[?]can. The rich flats and slopes are devoted to dairying, mixed farming, and the growing of sugarcane; and the hills are clothed with [?] tablet recording Cook's log entries on the subject of Mount Warning was placed on the summ[?] by the Murwillumbah Intermediate School H[?]cal Club. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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