. Australia and New Zealand. Natural history; Natural history. SOUTH AUSTRALIA 309 line of the overland telegraph we are able to give a more accurate account of it. Beginning at Beltana, just beyond the boundary of the most northerly county in South Australia proper, the country for 270 miles to the Peake Station is barren and stony, being often thickly strewn with fragments of brown ironstone and gypsum, while in the latter. ,, I PJiAKE OVERLAND TELEGRAPH STATION. portion of the route, after passing the southern extremity of Lake Eyre, are many of the curious mound-springs already described.


. Australia and New Zealand. Natural history; Natural history. SOUTH AUSTRALIA 309 line of the overland telegraph we are able to give a more accurate account of it. Beginning at Beltana, just beyond the boundary of the most northerly county in South Australia proper, the country for 270 miles to the Peake Station is barren and stony, being often thickly strewn with fragments of brown ironstone and gypsum, while in the latter. ,, I PJiAKE OVERLAND TELEGRAPH STATION. portion of the route, after passing the southern extremity of Lake Eyre, are many of the curious mound-springs already described. At Peake Creek there is a cattle station, and although the country looks exceedingly stony and barren the cattle are said to 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 Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913. London E. Stanford


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