The World of To-day: The Marvels of Nature and the Creations of Man, Volume 1Harry Johnston, Leslie Haden Baron Haden-Guest William H. Wise & Company, 1937 |
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Page 138
... Industries The chief sources of Swiss wealth are pasturage and agricul- ture , clock - making and hotel - keeping ... industry has been going through a terrible crisis of recent years , chiefly owing to the competition of machine - made ...
... Industries The chief sources of Swiss wealth are pasturage and agricul- ture , clock - making and hotel - keeping ... industry has been going through a terrible crisis of recent years , chiefly owing to the competition of machine - made ...
Page 399
... Industrial Lancashire may be overcrowded , even disfigured by smoky chimneys , but we must remember that industrial Lan- cashire fills a small space in the country , that Lancashire ranks third among the agricultural counties of England ...
... Industrial Lancashire may be overcrowded , even disfigured by smoky chimneys , but we must remember that industrial Lan- cashire fills a small space in the country , that Lancashire ranks third among the agricultural counties of England ...
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... industries are connected with fishing , sport , and sheep - rearing . The Midland Valley generally produces coal and ... industry are important . Dairying and the manufacture of butter , margarine and cheese centre in Ayrshire and the ...
... industries are connected with fishing , sport , and sheep - rearing . The Midland Valley generally produces coal and ... industry are important . Dairying and the manufacture of butter , margarine and cheese centre in Ayrshire and the ...
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FRANCE | 9 |
The land and the peopleA rich variety of sceneryThe | 24 |
BELGIUM | 65 |
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