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Page 41
... Northam , which will bring the fields con- siderably nearer to Fremantle , and will , I am confident , open up a valuable area of good country immediately eastward of Northam . Northam is another agricultural centre , and is twenty ...
... Northam , which will bring the fields con- siderably nearer to Fremantle , and will , I am confident , open up a valuable area of good country immediately eastward of Northam . Northam is another agricultural centre , and is twenty ...
Page 43
... Northam district is admirably suited for sub - tropical cultures , the grape production per acre being in some cases almost fabulous . The fruit is generally converted into a crude wine , which sells readily in the locality at 5s . to ...
... Northam district is admirably suited for sub - tropical cultures , the grape production per acre being in some cases almost fabulous . The fruit is generally converted into a crude wine , which sells readily in the locality at 5s . to ...
Page 132
... Northam , and Newcastle , may be described as all undulating country covered alternately with timber known as raspberry jam , York gum , a little wattle , and mimosa shrubs , having belts of ironstone and granite , with considerable ...
... Northam , and Newcastle , may be described as all undulating country covered alternately with timber known as raspberry jam , York gum , a little wattle , and mimosa shrubs , having belts of ironstone and granite , with considerable ...
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