The World of To-day: The Marvels of Nature and the Creations of Man, Volume 2Harry Johnston, Leslie Haden Baron Haden-Guest William H. Wise & Company, 1937 |
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Page 536
... Australia the aboriginal men grow sometimes to a height of over six feet . In Queensland and in Central Australia they are im- proving their condition and are of increasing usefulness to the European squatter . Several pure - bred ...
... Australia the aboriginal men grow sometimes to a height of over six feet . In Queensland and in Central Australia they are im- proving their condition and are of increasing usefulness to the European squatter . Several pure - bred ...
Page 539
... Australia is " Be peopled or perish . " There was a time when we heard the cry , " Australia for the Australians , " but broader views have come with a wider appreciation of Australian needs . Australia can absorb millions . It is the ...
... Australia is " Be peopled or perish . " There was a time when we heard the cry , " Australia for the Australians , " but broader views have come with a wider appreciation of Australian needs . Australia can absorb millions . It is the ...
Page 543
... Australia is extraordinarily rich , and the total of its mineral wealth , already mined , or now clearly available , almost staggers credulity . During fifty - five years Australia produced mineral wealth almost equivalent to the ...
... Australia is extraordinarily rich , and the total of its mineral wealth , already mined , or now clearly available , almost staggers credulity . During fifty - five years Australia produced mineral wealth almost equivalent to the ...
Contents
INDIA Concluded | 501 |
MALAYA BORNEO AND HONG KONG | 527 |
AUSTRALIA | 531 |
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