SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION.
'. NOETH AUSTRALIAN ISLANDS.;, ' By /EeJeeTaph—Press Association—Oopyriffin. , Port Darwin, September 14. A scientific expedition examined the islands' off the north coast of Australia, and -reports that they contain plenty of permanent .'fresh water, and a fair pro-' portion of good,soil. There.is good timber, splendid gross, and a plentiful sup-, ■ply of, fxlible bird.'i and wild pigs. The islands are freo ..of insect, pests. The climate is coo! as compared with that of .the mainland. .There were '.evidences; of i a few natives at the places visited. •'■'■'■
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 922, 15 September 1910, Page 5
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87SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 922, 15 September 1910, Page 5
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