A Handbook To The Colony Of Victoria Australia With A Map

Author : Victoria Department of Agriculture
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333643676
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (436 download)

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Download or read book An Australian Colony written by Victoria Department of Agriculture and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-17 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from An Australian Colony: The Government Handbook of Victoria The absence of knowledge by a large number of residents in Great Britain and Ireland of: the Geographical Divisions of Australia, and of the Agricultural, Pastoral, and Mineral Resources of Victoria, is made apparent by numerous inquiries. In order that information respecting the colony may be obtained by those seeking it, this brochure has been prepared. Victoria, although the smallest of the five colonies of the Continent of Australia, is one of the most prosperous. It has an area of square miles, and one of the finest climates in the world. The difference in temperature throughout the year is slight, the average being 4920 in winter, and 6530 in summer. The average rainfall in the colony for a series of years was inches. With such a genial climate, open-air work can be carried on throughout the year. Compared with European countries, Victoria occupies a very favorable position as regards the health of its people, and is entirely free from epidemical disease, from which less favoured countries suffer. The system of State Education is free, and schools are so situated as to be accessible for children in all parts of the colony. The standard of education is high, and many of our most successful men received their education in State schools. The value of imports for 1897 was and exports Of the area of square miles, only acres are under cultivation, and as most of the area is capable of cultivation, there are possibilities of extending it considerably. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.