. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 890 AUSTRALASIA. limited number of wealthy capitalists, so that of a hundred settlers not more than six are landowners. The gold-mines which more than aught else have contributed to the rapid development of the population, still form a chief resource of the country. Victoria especially possesses auriferous deposits of immense value, and to them was indebted for its temporary ascendency over New South Wales. But here, as elsewhere. Fig. 166.—Gold Mines of South-East Australia. Kcale 1 : 7,500, Easb oF Greenwich 144 120 Miles. mining operations
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 890 AUSTRALASIA. limited number of wealthy capitalists, so that of a hundred settlers not more than six are landowners. The gold-mines which more than aught else have contributed to the rapid development of the population, still form a chief resource of the country. Victoria especially possesses auriferous deposits of immense value, and to them was indebted for its temporary ascendency over New South Wales. But here, as elsewhere. Fig. 166.—Gold Mines of South-East Australia. Kcale 1 : 7,500, Easb oF Greenwich 144 120 Miles. mining operations became continually less remunerative according as the precious metals diminished in relative value. Since the discovery of the gold-fields in 1851 down to the year 1887, the total quantity of gold recovered by the miners reached the enormous sum of £320,000,000, or more than £8,000,000 a year. The tin- mines, which occur chiefly in Queensland, and the highly productive copper-mines of South Australia also contribute to feed the export trade of the colonies, while. 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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