The Columbian Cyclopedia, Volume 3Garretson, Cox, 1897 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... ( Queensland , New South Wales , Victoria , and the e . slip of South A. ) on the e . , is but a slightly relieved barren desert . The lack of natural irrigation over this arid area is aggravated by the enormous evaporation , which , for ...
... ( Queensland , New South Wales , Victoria , and the e . slip of South A. ) on the e . , is but a slightly relieved barren desert . The lack of natural irrigation over this arid area is aggravated by the enormous evaporation , which , for ...
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... Queensland , from whose w . side slope the Darling Downs . To the n . of the Brisbane and Condamine rivers , the highlands expand to their greatest breadth , but contract again to the n . of the Fitzroy river into a comparatively narrow ...
... Queensland , from whose w . side slope the Darling Downs . To the n . of the Brisbane and Condamine rivers , the highlands expand to their greatest breadth , but contract again to the n . of the Fitzroy river into a comparatively narrow ...
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... Queensland , is an un- known country , supposed to be sandy or otherwise unin- habitable . Discovery and Settlement . - The earliest trace of A. in human records is found in a French chart of 1542 , where it figures as ' Jave la Grand ...
... Queensland , is an un- known country , supposed to be sandy or otherwise unin- habitable . Discovery and Settlement . - The earliest trace of A. in human records is found in a French chart of 1542 , where it figures as ' Jave la Grand ...
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... Queensland , laying open the Brisbane river . In 1819 , Hamilton Hume unveiled the Murrumbidgee ; and in 1824 , the Murray , thence travers- ing the country s . to Port Philip . Captain Sturt and he next followed the Macquarie to the ...
... Queensland , laying open the Brisbane river . In 1819 , Hamilton Hume unveiled the Murrumbidgee ; and in 1824 , the Murray , thence travers- ing the country s . to Port Philip . Captain Sturt and he next followed the Macquarie to the ...
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... Queensland ) was settled as a part of New South Wales , attaining , 1859 , Dec. , the position of a sepa- rate colony . The settlement of Western A. ( the Swan River Settlement , as it was then called ) dates from 1829 . It continued to ...
... Queensland ) was settled as a part of New South Wales , attaining , 1859 , Dec. , the position of a sepa- rate colony . The settlement of Western A. ( the Swan River Settlement , as it was then called ) dates from 1829 . It continued to ...
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