A contribution to the demography of South Australia : (being the thesis presented to the University of Edinburgh...) / by Thomas Borthwick.

  • Borthwick, Thomas.
Date:
1891
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    TO THE DEMOGRAPHY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA. South Australia comprises a section of the Australian continent extending from north to south. On its west is the colony of Western Australia, and on its east lie the colonies of Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria. Its northern limit is exceeded only by a few miles by the most northerly point of Queensland, while a large part of Victoria lies further south. It thus appears that the name. South Australia, is misleading. It has been proposed to change it to Central Australia; but this term can scarcely be applied correctly to a country which extends from north to south of the continent. Perhaps the proper designation would be Middle Australia, or to use one word, Mes-Australia. The northern half of this middle section of the continent is known as the Northern Territory, and its annexation dates from 1863. Lying north of the 26th parallel of latitude, it is consequently largely within the tropics, and will not be included in this inquiry. South Australia proper is bounded on the east by the 141st, and on the west by the lapth degree of east longitude. The 26th parallel of south latitude forms the northern boundary, as just mentioned, and it is bounded on the south by the Southern Ocean —the coast line extending from the 38th to the 31st 45' parallel of south latitude—a distance of over 2,coo miles. It comprises an area of 380,070 square miles. Physical Features.—The southern coast line is broken by two large bays, known as St. Vincent's and Spencer's Gulfs, the former extending 90, the latter 200, miles inland. The one overlaps the other to some extent; and between the two lies a tongue of land called Yorke's Peninsula. The only other bays which affect the