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Page 44
... Perth . Here farming is carried on upon fine alluvial soil , and a good deal is done in the way of viticulture , Dr. Waylen having started a vineyard there many years ago , from which he draws a supply of wine , not wanting in body and ...
... Perth . Here farming is carried on upon fine alluvial soil , and a good deal is done in the way of viticulture , Dr. Waylen having started a vineyard there many years ago , from which he draws a supply of wine , not wanting in body and ...
Page 54
... Perth have built houses on their own freeholds . Those who did so a few years ago have had their properties vastly enhanced in value by the general rise in price of town lands in Perth . Even now working men can purchase allotments of ...
... Perth have built houses on their own freeholds . Those who did so a few years ago have had their properties vastly enhanced in value by the general rise in price of town lands in Perth . Even now working men can purchase allotments of ...
Page 103
... Perth Water . But the opening of this inland navigation is not favoured by the Fremantle folk , who have great faith in the future of the port , and rather regard Perth as a hostile territory with pretensions which it is their duty to ...
... Perth Water . But the opening of this inland navigation is not favoured by the Fremantle folk , who have great faith in the future of the port , and rather regard Perth as a hostile territory with pretensions which it is their duty to ...
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