The Countries of the World: Being a Popular Description of the Various Continents, Islands, Rivers, Seas, and Peoples of the Globe, Volumes 3-4Cassell, Petter & Galpin, 1892 |
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Page 290
... buildings are devices in gas pipes , in readiness for those official illuminations and jubilations of which the authorities are so fond , that they fine all who do not take part in them . The police regulations are absurdly severe even ...
... buildings are devices in gas pipes , in readiness for those official illuminations and jubilations of which the authorities are so fond , that they fine all who do not take part in them . The police regulations are absurdly severe even ...
Page 193
... buildings magnificent enough , too , for ten times the population , is the capital of Gipps Land . These fine bank buildings , in the most out - of - the - way Australian towns , presage no good . The banking companies are generally the ...
... buildings magnificent enough , too , for ten times the population , is the capital of Gipps Land . These fine bank buildings , in the most out - of - the - way Australian towns , presage no good . The banking companies are generally the ...
Page 206
... buildings are splendid , as public buildings usually are in Australia . It has a Post - office which will compare favourably with similar buildings in any of the other colonies , a grand Town Hall ( p . 197 ) , a Parliament House ( p ...
... buildings are splendid , as public buildings usually are in Australia . It has a Post - office which will compare favourably with similar buildings in any of the other colonies , a grand Town Hall ( p . 197 ) , a Parliament House ( p ...
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