Sydney and Melbourne: With Remarks on the Present State and Future Prospects of New South Wales, and Practical Advice to Emigrants of Various Classes: to which is Added a Summary of the Route Home by India, Egypt, &cSmith, Elder & Company, 1845 - 237 էջ |
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... miles in length from the heads to the anchorage in Hobson's Bay , and about the same distance in its extreme width . The distance between the heads at the entrance is about three miles , but the passage is less than a third of that ...
... miles in length from the heads to the anchorage in Hobson's Bay , and about the same distance in its extreme width . The distance between the heads at the entrance is about three miles , but the passage is less than a third of that ...
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... miles from that part of the shore which is nearest to Melbourne ; the Yarra Yarra river , on which the capital of Australia Felix is built , not being of sufficient depth to allow vessels of such tonnage to navigate it . An excellent ...
... miles from that part of the shore which is nearest to Melbourne ; the Yarra Yarra river , on which the capital of Australia Felix is built , not being of sufficient depth to allow vessels of such tonnage to navigate it . An excellent ...
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... miles from the town , and a licence is required for the pur- pose on crown lands . Coals are imported from Newcastle , about one hundred miles north of Syd- ney , but at present have not , for domestic purposes , superseded the use of ...
... miles from the town , and a licence is required for the pur- pose on crown lands . Coals are imported from Newcastle , about one hundred miles north of Syd- ney , but at present have not , for domestic purposes , superseded the use of ...
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... miles in a straight line from Melbourne , the Yarra Yarra protracts its sinuous course no less than fourteen miles ; and it was the opinion of several well - informed persons that the water might be laid on by pipes from some point far ...
... miles in a straight line from Melbourne , the Yarra Yarra protracts its sinuous course no less than fourteen miles ; and it was the opinion of several well - informed persons that the water might be laid on by pipes from some point far ...
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... miles from Melbourne , unless it is to be applied to its proper use , and not to have its inside torn out and the case converted into a cupboard , of which there is more than one barbarous instance in the colony ! The public amusements ...
... miles from Melbourne , unless it is to be applied to its proper use , and not to have its inside torn out and the case converted into a cupboard , of which there is more than one barbarous instance in the colony ! The public amusements ...
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Էջ 5 - Their Superiority in the ART of LANDSCAPE PAINTING to all the Ancient Masters, proved by examples of the True, the Beautiful, and the Intellectual, from the Works of Modern Artists, especially from those of JM Turner, Esq., RA By a GRADUATE of OXFORD.
Էջ 29 - Since nought so stockish, hard and full of rage, But music for the time doth change his nature. The man that hath no music in himself, Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, Is fit for treasons, stratagems and spoils; The motions of his spirit are dull as night And his affections dark as Erebus: Let no such man be trusted.
Էջ 12 - Sec. GS Naturalist to the Expedition. Comprising highly-finished representations of the most novel and interesting objects in Natural History, collected during the voyage of the Beagle, with descriptive Letterpress, and a general Sketch of the Zoology of the Southern Part of South America. Figures are given of many species of animals hitherto unknown or but imperfectly described, together with an account of their habits, ranges, and places of habitation. The collections were chiefly made in the provinces...
Էջ 20 - THE PASTOR OF DRONFELLS. IV. THE LABOURER AND HIS WIFE. V. THE COUNTRY TOWN. VI. LIVE AND LET LIVE ; OR, THE MANCHESTER WEAVERS. VII. THE SOLDIER. VIII. THE LEASIDE FARM.
Էջ 17 - Universally and cordially do we recommend this delightful volume. We believe no person could read this work and not be the better for its pious and touching lessons. It is a page taken from the book of life, and eloquent with all the instruction of an excellent pattern : it is a commentary on the affectionate warning, ' Remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth.
Էջ 210 - One adequate support For the calamities of mortal life Exists — one only; an assured belief That the procession of our fate, howe'er Sad or disturbed, is ordered by a Being Of infinite benevolence and power; Whose everlasting purposes embrace All accidents, converting them to good.
Էջ 11 - Africa," in the years 1834, 1835, and 1836, with Letterpress Descriptions, and a Summary of African Zoology. By ANDREW SMITH, MD, Surgeon to the Forces, and Director of the Expedition.
Էջ 23 - AND Will. Made easy to Foreigners, with instances of their Misuse on the part of the Natives of England. ALSO SCOTTICISMS, Designed to correct Improprieties of Speech and Writing. By JAMES BEATTIE, LL.D.
Էջ 18 - We never in all our experience met with a more interesting work, and one breathing more fully and firmly the very essence of Christian philanthropy and national patriotism, and that too in the most simple and unambitious language, as if the writer were not aware of his power of influencing all the belter feelings of the human heart." — LITERARY CHRONICLE. "This volume reminds us forcibly of that most delightful of all biographies, 'The Doctor,' to which indeed it is little if at all inferior.
Էջ 8 - THE INVALID'S GUIDE TO MADEIRA; With a Description of Teneriffe, Lisbon, Cintra, and Mafra, and a Vocabulary of the Portuguese and English Languages. By WILLIAM WHITE COOPER, MRCS, Surgeon to the Hon. Artillery Company. " There has recently been published a small work by Mr. Cooper, which may be consulted with advantage.