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Page 133
... inches ; of Wandering , 23.56 inches ; and the average cost of clearing is from £ 3 to £ 5 per acre . THE SOUTH - WESTERN DISTRICTS .-- The Upper Blackwood , Jayes , Bridgetown , and Preston River differ in character in every respect ...
... inches ; of Wandering , 23.56 inches ; and the average cost of clearing is from £ 3 to £ 5 per acre . THE SOUTH - WESTERN DISTRICTS .-- The Upper Blackwood , Jayes , Bridgetown , and Preston River differ in character in every respect ...
Page 134
... 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 Brunswick from £ 3 to £ 8 per acre . The ...
... 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 Brunswick from £ 3 to £ 8 per acre . The ...
Page 135
... inches ; Newmerracarra , 19.77 inches ; Geraldton , 18:53 inches . The district of Dongara and Upper Irwin is entirely different in its character from the Greenough Flats , consisting of a belt of country on the banks of the Irwin River ...
... inches ; Newmerracarra , 19.77 inches ; Geraldton , 18:53 inches . The district of Dongara and Upper Irwin is entirely different in its character from the Greenough Flats , consisting of a belt of country on the banks of the Irwin River ...
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