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South Australia and Western Australia

Chapter 15: INDEX.
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The work presents a combined travelogue and practical survey of two Australian colonies, recounting early exploration of rivers and coasts, describing the development and layout of the chief city, and analyzing land systems, pastoral (notably wool) industries, and mineral resources. It evaluates communication and infrastructure proposals including telegraph and railway projects, summarizes legislative institutions and governance, and profiles the western colony's settlement history, ports, and islands before assessing its current condition and future prospects. Observations blend descriptive narrative of landscapes and settlements with pragmatic assessments of economic opportunities and administrative arrangements.

INDEX.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

  • Aboriginals at Work, 65
  • Acres under Cultivation for various Crops, 43
  • Act of Parliament under which the Colony was formed, 11
  • Adelaide, Capital of the Colony, 19, 21, 28
  • Albert, Lake, 5
  • Alexandrina, Lake, 5
  • Angas, Mr., 12
  • Ballot, 77
  • Barker, Captain, Mountain named after him, 6
  • Burra Burra Copper-mines, 60
  • Church of England, 24
  • Cockatoo Farmers, 33
  • Constitution given to the Colony, 15-18
  • Coorong River, 6
  • Copper, 58
  • Darling River, 5
  • Debates in Parliament, 79
  • Droughts prevalent, 38, 45
  • Early History of the Colony, 3
  • Farming badly done, 32
  • Gambier-Town, 55
  • Gawler, Colonel, second Governor, 12
  • Gold, 58
  • Gordon, A. L., the Poet, 57
  • Goyder’s Line of Rainfall, 38
  • Great Northern Railway through the Colony, 72
  • Grey, Captain, Governor, 13
  • Hindmarsh, Captain, first Governor, 12
  • Hutt, Sir William, 12
  • Kapunda Copper Mines, 59
  • Kooringa-Town, 60
  • Land, Price of, as regards the Colonies generally, 10
  • Land, Sale of, 36-38
  • Legislature, 76
  • Light, Colonel, Surveyor-General, 12
  • Mail Coach “Bushed,” 67
  • Meat, Price of, and Exportation, 52, 53
  • Moonta Copper-mine, 61, 62
  • Mount Gambier, 55
  • Murray River, 5
  • Murrumbidgee River, 4
  • Nepean Bay, 12
  • Nobs and Snobs, 60
  • Northern Territory, 68
  • Pastoral Rents, 54
  • Population, 19
  • Portalloch Cattle Station, 55
  • Port Darwin, 74
  • Port Wallaroo, 62
  • Religious Sects, 25
  • Revenue, 81
  • Robe, Colonel, Governor, 14
  • Salt-bush, Pasture for Sheep, 50
  • Sheep, Loss of, for Want of Rain, 45
  • Sinnett, Mr., his Account of the Colony, 12
  • Smelting Works at Wallaroo, 66
  • Strathalbyn-Town, 55
  • Sturt, Captain, his Discoveries, 4
  • Telegraph Wire from Adelaide to Port Darwin, 69
  • Torrens, Colonel, 12
  • Torrens River, 26
  • Victoria, Re-emigration to, from South Australia, 14
  • Vineyards, 41
  • Wakefield, Mr. Gibbon, 8-11, 37
  • Wallaroo Copper-mine, 61, 65
  • Water Supply, 26
  • Wheat, Staple of the Colony, 30
  • Wine, 42
  • Wool, 44, 47

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

  • Aborigines, 89
  • Albany, Town of, 122
  • Cathedrals, 125
  • Certificate needed on leaving the Colony, 114
  • Coal, 95
  • Convicts, Condition of, 96, 99, 110, 113
  • Convicts, Effect of, 96
  • Convicts, Native, 107
  • Convicts, Petitions that they may be sent out, 93, 94
  • Corroboree, Native Dance, 109
  • Emigrants, Allowance to, in Land, 140
  • Emigrants cannot be sent out by Government, 135
  • Eyre, Mr., Explorer, 94
  • Farming badly carried on, 104, 127
  • Freemantle, Captain, of the “Challenger,” 87
  • Freemantle, Town of, 109
  • Free-Selecters, 137
  • Future Prospects of Colony, 131
  • Gas, 95
  • Gold, 100, 132
  • Government, Form of, 120
  • Grapes, 93, 123
  • Hargreaves, Mr., searches for Gold, 100
  • Jarrah-Wood, 103
  • Journey to Perth, 123
  • King George’s Sound, 86, 94, 123
  • Knight, Mr., his Book on the Colony, 115
  • Land, Grants of, 115
  • Land, Modes of Sale, 116, 137
  • Land selected for Special Occupation, 139
  • Lockyer, Major, 87
  • New Norcia, Roman Catholic Establishment for Native Children, 90
  • Newcastle, 127
  • Nickol Bay, 101
  • Nuyt, Peter, afraid of Frogs, 124
  • Pearls, Fishery, 101
  • Perth, Capital of the Colony, 112, 125
  • Poisonous Shrub, 103
  • Population, 115, 141
  • Provisions, Price of, 133
  • Rottnest, 106
  • Sandal-Wood, 103
  • Schools of the Colony, 129
  • Sheep, Number of, 102
  • Stirling, Governor, 87, 93
  • Squatters, 128
  • Ticket-of-Leave Men, 126
  • Toodjay District, 95, 127
  • Wages, Rate of, 129
  • Weld, Governor, 104, 119, 121
  • Wine, 144
  • Wool, Staple of the Colony, 102, 128

THE END.


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