AUSTRALIA'S EMPTY NORTH
. A TOO' OPEN DOOR. By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright Sydnoy, August 26. Professor Baldwin Spencer, tho wellknown authority on Northern.' Australia, in a lecture oil the Northern Territory, said that the Territory formed:, one of tho most serious problems that. faced Australia to-day. Few realised its extent, which, was fourfold that of the United Kingdom; yet the sparseness of its population was such that it held only one wliito inhabitant to 480 square miles.. Tho Northern Territory was the open' door of Australia, and its emptiness formed a menace. Erroneous ideas prevailed regarding the climate, which was really good. For half tho year itwas invigorating, though in summer decidedly warm.
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1839, 27 August 1913, Page 7
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112AUSTRALIA'S EMPTY NORTH Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1839, 27 August 1913, Page 7
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