Handbook to Australasia: Being a Brief Historical and Descriptive Account of Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, New South Wales, Western Australia, and New ZealandWilliam Fairfax W. Fairfax and Company, 1859 - 244 sivua |
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Tulokset 1 - 5 kokonaismäärästä 88
Sivu xviii
... building his house , Buckley , who had joined Batman's party at Indented Head , and now resided with them , sent out messengers and collected some two or three hundred blacks - men , women , and children ; and about the same time the ...
... building his house , Buckley , who had joined Batman's party at Indented Head , and now resided with them , sent out messengers and collected some two or three hundred blacks - men , women , and children ; and about the same time the ...
Sivu xxv
... buildings , churches and schools were erected , the city began to give notice that it intended to be A CITY . ( See article on corporation ) . Just as the squatters were emerging from their pecuniary embarrassments , as above described ...
... buildings , churches and schools were erected , the city began to give notice that it intended to be A CITY . ( See article on corporation ) . Just as the squatters were emerging from their pecuniary embarrassments , as above described ...
Sivu xxix
... building of the Protestant Hall , at the corner of Little Collins and Stephen - streets , for the holding of Orange festivals , was a result on the one side ; while on the other , it called into existence St. Patrick's Hall , Bourke ...
... building of the Protestant Hall , at the corner of Little Collins and Stephen - streets , for the holding of Orange festivals , was a result on the one side ; while on the other , it called into existence St. Patrick's Hall , Bourke ...
Sivu xxxvii
... building societies . The rental was estimated at £ 100,000 . The population , including Richmond , was esti- mated at 25,000 ; that of the whole district 60,000 , nearly double the number for 1846 . Social distinctions in the titles of ...
... building societies . The rental was estimated at £ 100,000 . The population , including Richmond , was esti- mated at 25,000 ; that of the whole district 60,000 , nearly double the number for 1846 . Social distinctions in the titles of ...
Sivu l
... Building , the richly ornamented Banks , the Custom House , the Churches , in a pure style of ecclesiastical architecture , the Chamber of Commerce , together with the massive stores and offices of our merchants , all fascinate the eyes ...
... Building , the richly ornamented Banks , the Custom House , the Churches , in a pure style of ecclesiastical architecture , the Chamber of Commerce , together with the massive stores and offices of our merchants , all fascinate the eyes ...
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Yleiset termit ja lausekkeet
acres Adelaide agricultural amount appointed arrived Asylum Ballaarat Bank Beechworth Board building Captain Castlemaine Chief Church of England Clerk colonists colony commenced Commissioner Company Court Creek Crown Lands Denominational district duties east elected erected established exports feet female formed gaol Geelong Gipps gold gold-fields Goolwa Goulburn Government Governor harbor Hill Hobart Town House immigration important increase Institute island John Kilda Launceston Legislative Council Legislature license Lodge Maryborough Master Melbourne ment mining ministers Moreton Bay municipality Murray payment police population Port Adelaide Port Albert Port Phillip Post Office Presbyterian present principal province Railway Receiver and Paymaster resident revenue Richmond River road Roman Catholic Sandhurst schools Secretary ships Society South Australia South Wales square miles steam streets Superintendent Sydney Tasmania tion township Treasurer vessels Vict Victoria Vide Warrnambool Wesleyan Williamstown Yarra
Suositut otteet
Sivu 185 - Spirits or strong waters, not being sweetened or mixed with any article so that the degree of strength thereof cannot be ascertained by Sykes...
Sivu 96 - For every gallon of such spirits or strong Waters, of any strength not exceeding the strength of proof by Sykes's hydrometer, and so in proportion for any greater or less strength than the strength of proof, and for any greater or less quantity than a gallon, viz.
Sivu xvi - All that tract of country situate and being at Port Phillip running from the branch of the river at the top of the port about seven miles from the mouth of the river Forty miles north-east and from thence west Forty miles across Iramoo downs or plains and from thence south southwest across Mount Vilaurmanartar to Geelong Harbour at the head of the same...
Sivu 208 - Is. 3d. ; wine, in wood and bottle, containing less than 25 per cent, of alcohol of a specific gravity of '825 at the temperature of 60 degrees, Fahrenheit's thermometer, the gallon, 3s.; wood, of all kinds, not manufactured into furniture, the cubic foot, 2d.
Sivu xxxvi - That any form of constitution which may be proposed for the colony, for some years to come at least, which takes the government out of the hands of a governor, executive, and nominee council, and substitutes for the latter a representative body, will be ill-suited to its real state and position, and will render the administration of its government as a distinct colony, upon whomsoever it may devolve, a task of exceedingly great difficulty and responsibility .
Sivu lx - Referring to the late discoveries of widely extended and exceedingly valuable deposits of gold in this Colony, and of the possibility that from this time forward the precious metal may be looked upon as one of the sources of revenue derivable from the Crown lands, I would urge upon Her Majesty's Government the propriety of selecting and appointing as Mineral Surveyor for this Colony a gentleman possessed of the requisite qualifications and acquaintance with geological science and phenomena.
Sivu 97 - It has never been his wish to make that day any other than a day of devotion and rest, but circumstances compel him to employ it in labour. In this the whole are concerned, since the sooner we are enabled to leave this unpromising and unproductive country, the sooner shall we be able to reap the advantages and enjoy the comforts of a more fertile spot...
Sivu 122 - For the protection and advantageous settlement of female immigrants, not under the charge of relatives, the Colonial Government has made the most careful provision. The ship is, on its arrival, immediately visited by the immigration officer, by whom the capabilities and wishes of each woman with regard to employment are ascertained. The women are then landed in Government boats, and admitted to a large and commodious building, where beds, provisions, and other advantages are provided for them. Here...
Sivu 101 - On a near examination, however, this vegetation is discovered to possess much gracefulness in the form both of species and of individual trees, and many delicate or minute shades in its verdure, which, combined with the ever changing ash-grey colour of the shedding bark of the Eucalyptce, the undulating and often broken surface upon which it thrives, and the resplendent sky above, present a world of interest and attraction. Frequently, it is so grouped as to exhibit contrasts of surpassing beauty,...
Sivu 185 - Wine containing more than 25 per cent, of alcohol of a specific gravity of '825 at the temperature of 60 degrees of Fahrenheit's Thermometer, for every gallon in proportion to...