Henceforth the river runs through a district famed for its fruit-growing properties, and orchards in full cultivation are to be seen on every hand. Insect pests have, of course, not left the ...
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Article : 273 wordsThe Southland (N.Z.) Caledonian Pipe Band, which has become so well and favorably known during the Commonwealth celebrations, and whioch has formed one of the most interesting and ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Article : 332 wordsAt the head of Waterview Bay, which we now pass on the left, may be seen (and heard) Mort's Dock and Engineering Works, one of the institutions of our industrial life, and not the least ...
Article : 289 wordsTouching at Blandvl.le, we re-cross to Abbotsford —historic name, suggestive of the immortal Wizard of the North—where a punt Used to convey passengers across before the Gladesville Bridge ...
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Article : 15 wordsClose by lies at anchor the training ship Sobraon, successor to the old Vernon, and formerly a well-known clipper in the Australian trade, and aboard her, by strict, yet kindly, discipline ...
Article : 190 wordsBut the prosaic detail of the Gasworks is soon forgotten in the charming sight before us as we approach Yaralla, the residence of the late Thomas Walker, embowered as lt is in trees on ...
Article : 187 wordsBefore reaching Cockatoo, we pass on our right-hand side the bald headland of Hall's Head, Berry's Bay and Kerosene Bay—a "laying-up" harbor for shipe out of commission—and then the ...
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Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1870 - 1919), Sat 26 Jan 1901, Page 31
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