The rural economy and agriculture of Australia and New Zealand / as seen by Robert Wallace.

  • Robert Wallace
Date:
1891
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Credit: The rural economy and agriculture of Australia and New Zealand / as seen by Robert Wallace. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND. CHAPTER I. RfiSUMfi OF ROUTE IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Landing—Hospitality and Courtesy—Railway Passes—Appearance of the Country—Leading Men in Adelaide—A Week’s Tour of Inspection—Places of Interest lying North and West of Adelaide — Country round Adelaide — Artesian Well — Surface Soil — Auction Sale—Engineering Works at Gawler—A Grain-Stripper— The Broad-Cast Sowing Machine—Recent Floods—The Anlaby Property — Carrion Crows — Magpies — Paroquets — Fences— Wheat Soils—Hill River Estate—Shorthorn Herd—Berkshire Pigs—Grain Crop—Trees—Locust Bean orCarob Tree—Farrell’s Flat—Narrow Gauge Railway—Broken Hill Silver-Mine and its Surroundings—A Descent into the Mine—The Ore—Wages— Excitement in Adelaide—The Advantage to the Colonies of Silver and Gold Mines—Bogus Companies—Advantages Resulting from the Discovery of Gold and Silver—Occasions and Entertainments —Visit to the Hon. J. H. Angas—The Country—Soil—Fences—■ Lindsay Park—Springs Appearing after Trees are Cut—Crops Grown—Population German—Fruits Grown—Orographical Fea- tures—Leaving Adelaide by Rail for the South-East—The Long Desert — Government Farm — Emeu Flat—Desert Grazing—• Fertile District—Poor Land—Yallum—The Soil—The Under- lying Rock—Underground Streams—Limestone—Bay of Biscay Country—Kunka — Corrugated or Corduroy Country — Leave Yallum—Arrive at Glencoe—Soil—Cavernous Rocks—Culture of Wheat on Glencoe Estate—Method of Preparing the Land— Cutting of Wheat]—^Silage—Implements—Annual Tenants — The Common Bracken—The Grass Tree—Kangaroos—Rabbits— 7'/ B