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  2. OUR SUPPLEMENT.

    OF all the views which have been given of this stupendous structure that presented in our Supplement, published herewith, is the most impressive and picturesque. Taken from rather a high elevation, it affords a ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 568 words
  3. THE DOMAIN AND MACHINERY ANNEXES.

    ON our fourth page we give a view of the additional buildings which the extraordinary demand for space in the main building have necessitated the erection of. They occupy a portion of the Outer Domain adjacent to the cricket ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 168 words
  4. GOVETT'S LEAP FALLS.

    SIX miles from the Mt. Victoria, Railway Station, and about two from the Blackheath Station are the remarkable falls, which form one of the many attractions of the district, known as Govett's Leap. The picture, though ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 195 words
  5. BLUE MOUNTAIN SCENERY.

    As conveying faintly some idea of this extraordinary region, we give four views engraved from the clever pencillings of E. L. Montefiore, Esq., of Sydney. Visitors to Sydney seldom fail to extend their trip to ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 306 words
  6. LAKE MACQUARIE.

    IN another place we describe the Lakes and other Geographical features of the Colony. The illustration on page 13 is of a Lake, which may, perhaps, more properly be termed an inlet of the sea. It is a pretty ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 69 words
  7. OUR ILLUSTRATIONS.

    THE engraving which forms the frontispiece to our present issue conveys a very good impression of the rocky character of the headlands which define the entrance to Port Jackson. Captain Cook, on nearing ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 398 words
  8. VIEWS IN THE BOTANICAL GARDENS.

    ONE of the sights Sydney people have to offer to visitors is, that of their beautiful public Gardens, which are situated a few minutes walk from the northern portion of the City. They are the oldest Botanical Gardens in the ...

    Article : 890 words
  9. FERN GULLY, OR GLEN IN THE VALLEY OF THE GROSE.

    IN his sketch on page 20 our artist has done justice to the beauty and wildness of this characteristic feature of the Australian landscape, before civilization has denuded it of its natural loveliness. No country is ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 219 words
  10. THE WEATHERBOARD FALLS.

    THE amphitheatre, with the torrent which tumbles over its ledge, has been named the Weatherboard Falls. It is one of the most majestic of the natural features of New South Wales' landscape, the current of water ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 501 words
  11. RECEIVING FOREIGN EXHIBITS.

    IT was a very wise arrangement that of having such portions of the building pushed forward as were destined to receive the European contributions. Calculations to this end were made with great nicety; and the Court ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 263 words
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