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Page 134
... belt of rich swamp deposit placed behind the sea hills , and running in a narrow belt along the coast , from 10 to 15 miles on either side of the port , with ridges of limestone formation skirted by clay flats , and with low - lying ...
... belt of rich swamp deposit placed behind the sea hills , and running in a narrow belt along the coast , from 10 to 15 miles on either side of the port , with ridges of limestone formation skirted by clay flats , and with low - lying ...
Page 135
... belt of country comprised in the Districts of Northampton , Sandsprings , Greenough , Dongara , and the Upper Irwin up to Strawberry . Beyond Strawberry comes that other belt of untested country , previously alluded to . Confining , for ...
... belt of country comprised in the Districts of Northampton , Sandsprings , Greenough , Dongara , and the Upper Irwin up to Strawberry . Beyond Strawberry comes that other belt of untested country , previously alluded to . Confining , for ...
Page 140
... belt more particularly from Wanneroo to the Vasse , the profitable production of butter is simply a matter of attention and intelligence ; the area is eminently adapted for it all the year round , combined with the production of such ...
... belt more particularly from Wanneroo to the Vasse , the profitable production of butter is simply a matter of attention and intelligence ; the area is eminently adapted for it all the year round , combined with the production of such ...
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