Wonderland of the North
ONE of the most thrilling and interesting of my experiences in Queensland was a trip out over the reef in a glass- bottomed boat to see the world beneath the sea. We were able to catch a glimpse of many wonderful coral gardens growing in glorious profusion. There seemed to be an unearthly and etherial glow about the whole scene which it is not possible to convey by mere words, and swimming in and out of the clumps of coral were many varieties of multi-coloured fish of every size and shape. It was certainly a picture never to be forgotten. As well as the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland has many other wonderful creations of nature, such as lofty bushcovered mountains, beautiful surf beaches and winding rivers. Also it is a rich producing country and has vast tracts of sheep and cattle land, as well as the sugar ¢ane fields, peanut farms, cotton fields, tropical fruit farms, and so on. All these combine to make it truly fit the title given’to it of " Wonderland of the North."-(" A Visit to Queensland," by Helen Zahara, 2YA, January 19.)
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 6, Issue 136, 30 January 1942, Page 5
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190Wonderland of the North New Zealand Listener, Volume 6, Issue 136, 30 January 1942, Page 5
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