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... south - west coast , under the auspices of the West Australian Company , which was formed in London to purchase the ... Australia , which was just then being colonised under the Wakefield sys- tem , whilst others succumbed to the attractions ...
... south - west coast , under the auspices of the West Australian Company , which was formed in London to purchase the ... Australia , which was just then being colonised under the Wakefield sys- tem , whilst others succumbed to the attractions ...
Page 58
... South Australia , whilst the Gascoyne , North - west , and Kimberley Divisions embrace the tropical and semi - tropical portions of the colony to the north of the other three . In the pastoral divisions , as all except the South - west ...
... South Australia , whilst the Gascoyne , North - west , and Kimberley Divisions embrace the tropical and semi - tropical portions of the colony to the north of the other three . In the pastoral divisions , as all except the South - west ...
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... Australian wheat growers than for the same class of people in South Australia . There is no large margin for error in this statement , as the average rainfall over these areas is about eighteen inches , and although the average cost of ...
... Australian wheat growers than for the same class of people in South Australia . There is no large margin for error in this statement , as the average rainfall over these areas is about eighteen inches , and although the average cost of ...
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