The more the country in Central Australia ia examined (says the " Hobart Town Mercury") the better it is found to be for the purposes of settlement. The weather is not as it is near the sea coast. The cold during the nights in the month of April, indeed, was felt severely by the South Australians engaged on the telegraph works. Cork trees were found in great abundance, as well as oranges, figs, and palms; and the further the party went northwards the better the country became. The Wanganui " Chronicle " mentions that a travellr eon his way from Waitotara to Wanganui, along the beach, came upon an upturned coffin in the sand. It was empty and lidless, but in a good state of preservation. The gross receipt's on the Canterbury railway for the month of July was £3,181, against £3,901 for the corres ponding month of last year.
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Westport Times, Volume V, Issue 864, 21 September 1871, Page 2
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147Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 Westport Times, Volume V, Issue 864, 21 September 1871, Page 2
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