. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 394 AUSTRALASIA. was adequately represented. But iu 1888 a second conference, attended by dele- gates from all the Australasian states, discussed the establishment of supreme tribunals for the whole group of colonies. South Australia also, hitherto opposed to all projects of federation, has recently joined the movement. Australia natu- rally looks forward to the time when the confederation will be joined not only by British New Guinea and Fiji but by all the Pacific islands already acquired or to be acquired by Great Britain, and thus secure an in
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 394 AUSTRALASIA. was adequately represented. But iu 1888 a second conference, attended by dele- gates from all the Australasian states, discussed the establishment of supreme tribunals for the whole group of colonies. South Australia also, hitherto opposed to all projects of federation, has recently joined the movement. Australia natu- rally looks forward to the time when the confederation will be joined not only by British New Guinea and Fiji but by all the Pacific islands already acquired or to be acquired by Great Britain, and thus secure an incontested hegemony throughout Fig. —King George Sound. Scale 1 : 250, Ease or_Greenwlch Depths. 0 to 16 Feet. 16 to 32 Feet. 32 to 160 Feet. 160 Feet and upwards. 6 Miles. the southern hemisphere. In many instances, notably during the recent discus- sions with France on the subject of the New Hebrides and the transport of convicts to New Caledonia, it became evident that the Australians aspire soon to be masters in the Austral regions, and proclaim, like the North Americans, their " Monroe doctrine "—the Oceanic World for the Oceanians. As a military power Australasia would already present formidable difiiculties to a foreign invader, for the adult population between their twentieth and fortieth year exceeds half a million of men thoroughly organised in volunteer corps, which. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reclus, Elisée, 1830-1905; Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913; Keane, A. H. (Augustus Henry), 1833-1912. New York, D. Appleton and company
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