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Page 27
... station and town - site , is about 40 miles from Albany . The land in this neighbourhood consists of several qualities of soil , and is specially adapted for fruit - growing and general produce . Mr. C. G. Millar has pur- chased 5,000 ...
... station and town - site , is about 40 miles from Albany . The land in this neighbourhood consists of several qualities of soil , and is specially adapted for fruit - growing and general produce . Mr. C. G. Millar has pur- chased 5,000 ...
Page 44
... station of importance is at Guildford , a flourishing town at the junction of the Swan and Helena rivers , only eight miles by rail from Perth . Here farming is carried on upon fine alluvial soil , and a good deal is done in the way of ...
... station of importance is at Guildford , a flourishing town at the junction of the Swan and Helena rivers , only eight miles by rail from Perth . Here farming is carried on upon fine alluvial soil , and a good deal is done in the way of ...
Page 127
... stations , £ 30 to £ 45 . Married couples , servants on farms and stations , £ 50 to £ 70 . 3. At the goldfields in the ... station work , or to cut down timber , or to use a pick and shovel , and to rough it in the bush and country ...
... stations , £ 30 to £ 45 . Married couples , servants on farms and stations , £ 50 to £ 70 . 3. At the goldfields in the ... station work , or to cut down timber , or to use a pick and shovel , and to rough it in the bush and country ...
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