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  2. TASMANIA.

    The face of Mother Nature must have been wreathed in smiles when she formed the island of Tasmania to grace the waters of the South Pacific Occan; ...

    Article : 515 words
  3. Silver and Copper.

    From time to time, since the commencement of the "Mineral Age" in Tasmania, silver and copper ores have been discovered in different parts of ...

    Article : 764 words
  4. The Queen City of Hobart.

    The City of Hobart is the capital of Tasmania and the seat of Government. It is situated on Sullivan's Cove, into which flows the River Derwent. This ...

    Article : 1,154 words
  5. Navigation and Stoam Communication.

    The shipping trade of Tasmania has been tolerably steady during the past ten years, judging by statistics, but is now on the increase, chiefly owing to ...

    Article : 676 words
  6. A Now Era.

    Transportation was finally abolished on February 10, 1853, from which date Tasmania entered upon a NEW ERA, inaugurated under a FREE CONSTITUTION. ...

    Article : 773 words
  7. Irados and Manufactures

    have not progressed rapidly in Tasmania. The highest number of going establishments recorded was in 1892; when it was 3,769. For the four following years ...

    Article : 1,990 words
  8. Postal and Telegraphic.

    A lively post office is to be regarded as one of the most encouraging signs of advancing civilisation, and in this regard Tasmania is not behind hand, ...

    Article : 292 words
  9. Other Minerals.

    To sum up Tasmania concisely, it may be called a complete mineralogical museum. Nearly overy mineral of economic value is found in it. Iron ...

    Article : 349 words
  10. Islands.

    Tasmania has over 50 islands adjoining her northern, southorn, and eastern coasts, some of which are now being utilised. The Furneaux Group, lying ...

    Article : 555 words
  11. The Mineral Ago.

    The discovery of gold in large, quantities in Victoria in 1851, and the rapid fortunes made on the early alluvial diggings of that colony created ...

    Article : 1,694 words
  12. Land and the Land Laws.

    For a description of the land laws of the colony readers must be referred to the "Crown Lands Guide" and other authoritative works upon a subject ...

    Article : 393 words
  13. Social.

    All the great machinery of life, political, religious, philanthropic, and social, is at work in Tasmania vory much as in England or other parts of ...

    Article : 278 words
  14. Horticulture.

    The most famous fruit districts of Tasmania are in the South, but the whole of the cultivated areas present such a picture of profuse fertility that ...

    Article : 498 words
  15. Roads and Railways.

    The road system of Tasmania is a hybrid one, which, although fairly successful in its working, cannot be said to be altogether satisfactory. First come ...

    Article : 620 words
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