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Page 36
... soil and herbage , and anyone familiar with these and the other things that go to make up the most suitable conditions for settlement cannot fail to recognise how well the selections have been chosen for your Company , so that without ...
... soil and herbage , and anyone familiar with these and the other things that go to make up the most suitable conditions for settlement cannot fail to recognise how well the selections have been chosen for your Company , so that without ...
Page 133
... soil , sandy loams , and lime- stone formations with ti - tree swampy flats , as the country extends towards the Moore River . These districts are watered by the Swan , the Helena , Ellen Brook , Gingin Brook , & c . , and water is ...
... soil , sandy loams , and lime- stone formations with ti - tree swampy flats , as the country extends towards the Moore River . These districts are watered by the Swan , the Helena , Ellen Brook , Gingin Brook , & c . , and water is ...
Page 134
... soil deepening into rich black loam as it extends into the valleys below ; all yielding , under fencing , clearing and ring barking , heavy crops of grass . These districts are well watered by brooklets , springs , and shallow sinking ...
... soil deepening into rich black loam as it extends into the valleys below ; all yielding , under fencing , clearing and ring barking , heavy crops of grass . These districts are well watered by brooklets , springs , and shallow sinking ...
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