Greater Britain: a record of travel in English-speaking countries during 1866 and 1867 . BUSH COLLINS STKEET-EAST ; MELBOURNE. 296 Greater Britain. Australia—Victoria is the wealthiest of the Australian na-tions, and, India alone excepted, has the largest trade of anyof the dependencies of Great Britain. When Mr. Fawkners party landed in 1835 upon the Yarrabanks, mooring their boat to the forest-trees, they formed asettlement upon a grassy hill behind a marsh, and began topasture sheep where Melbourne, the capital, now stands. Intwenty years Melbourne became the largest city but one
Greater Britain: a record of travel in English-speaking countries during 1866 and 1867 . BUSH COLLINS STKEET-EAST ; MELBOURNE. 296 Greater Britain. Australia—Victoria is the wealthiest of the Australian na-tions, and, India alone excepted, has the largest trade of anyof the dependencies of Great Britain. When Mr. Fawkners party landed in 1835 upon the Yarrabanks, mooring their boat to the forest-trees, they formed asettlement upon a grassy hill behind a marsh, and began topasture sheep where Melbourne, the capital, now stands. Intwenty years Melbourne became the largest city but one inthe southern hemisphere, having 150,000 people within herlimits or those of the suburban towns. Victoria has grand-er public buildings in her capital, larger and more costlyrailroads, a greater income, and a heavier debt than anyother colony, and she pays to her governor £10,000 a year,or one-fourth more than even New South Wales. When looked into, all this success means gold. There isindustry, there is energy, there is talent, there is generosityand public spirit, but they are the abilities a
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