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Page 27
... feet to the first branch and being 18 feet in girth . From Mount Barker onwards there is a great improvement in the quality of the country . Cranbrook is the third station and town - site on the railway , and here the traffic from the ...
... feet to the first branch and being 18 feet in girth . From Mount Barker onwards there is a great improvement in the quality of the country . Cranbrook is the third station and town - site on the railway , and here the traffic from the ...
Page 134
... feet to 20 feet . The rainfall at Dardanup is 40 inches ; Bunbury , 34.64 inches ; the Vasse , 36.67 inches . The cost of clearing at the Vasse averages about £ 3 to £ 8 per acre ; at Bunbury from £ 3 to £ 14 ; Dardanup , Ferguson , and ...
... feet to 20 feet . The rainfall at Dardanup is 40 inches ; Bunbury , 34.64 inches ; the Vasse , 36.67 inches . The cost of clearing at the Vasse averages about £ 3 to £ 8 per acre ; at Bunbury from £ 3 to £ 14 ; Dardanup , Ferguson , and ...
Page 135
... feet to 70 feet ; and cost of clearing , from £ 2 to £ 4 per acre . The rainfall at Northampton is 21.09 inches ; Newmerracarra , 19.77 inches ; Geraldton , 18:53 inches . The district of Dongara and Upper Irwin is entirely different in ...
... feet to 70 feet ; and cost of clearing , from £ 2 to £ 4 per acre . The rainfall at Northampton is 21.09 inches ; Newmerracarra , 19.77 inches ; Geraldton , 18:53 inches . The district of Dongara and Upper Irwin is entirely different in ...
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