This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 Excerpt: ...stated (page 316), is unlike that found anywhere else in the world. The continent is particularly rich in ferns and in tall forest trees, of which the eucalyptus, whose tall, straight, slender trunks often grow to a height of more than four hundred feet, is the best known. Animals. The wild animals of Australia all ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 Excerpt: ...stated (page 316), is unlike that found anywhere else in the world. The continent is particularly rich in ferns and in tall forest trees, of which the eucalyptus, whose tall, straight, slender trunks often grow to a height of more than four hundred feet, is the best known. Animals. The wild animals of Australia all belong to the Australian Region, and have already been described. (Page 76.) The common domestic animals of Europe have been extensively introduced and are of great importance. Rabbits, which were first brought into the commonwealth for pets and for food, have run wild and have so increased in numbers 553. The towering peaks of the Australian Alps, with a portion of the broad interior plain. that they give considerable trouble to the holders of the large sheep runs. People. The native people of Australia belong to the black race and are among the most primitive people in the world. They United Stain. United Statu. The World. AustraliaUnitid States use only the simplest implements, and have no form of government. They are rapidly dying out, however, so that there are probatly not more than forty thousand of them left. The Commonwealth of Australia. The five states of Australia, Arcw South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, and Western Australia, together with Tasmania, were combined under one 0 t government in 1901, forming the Commonwealth of Australia. The seat of government, now at Melbourne, eventually is to be at the new capital, Canberra, now being built in a federal territory taken from the state of New South Wales. Products of the Soil. The valuable products of the soil are nearly all derived from animals and plants introduced by the Europeans. Australia has about one-sixth of all the sheep in the world. The sheep of Australia p...
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