The Australian Encyclopædia, Količina 1Arthur Wilberforce Jose, Herbert James Carter, Thomas George Tucker Angus & Robertson, 1927 - 772 strani |
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The Australian Encyclopædia: A to Lys Arthur Wilberforce Jose,Herbert James Carter Celotni ogled - 1925 |
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Stran 139 - FROM distant climes, o'er wide-spread seas we come, Though not with much eclat, or beat of drum; True patriots all, for, be it understood, We left our country for our country's good: No private views disgraced our generous zeal, What urged our travels was our country's weal; And none will doubt but that our emigration Has proved most useful to the British nation.
Stran 198 - ... thereafter until the Parliament otherwise provides, of the net revenue of the Commonwealth from duties of customs and of excise not more than one-fourth shall be applied annually by the Commonwealth towards its expenditure. The balance shall, in accordance with this Constitution, be paid to the several States, or applied towards the payment of interest on debts of the several States taken over by the Commonwealth.
Stran 24 - A certain mysterious connexion exists between a family and its kobong, so that a member of the family will never kill an animal of the species to which his kobong belongs, should he find it asleep ; indeed, he always kills it reluctantly, and never without affording it a chance to escape. This arises from the family belief that some one individual of the species is their nearest friend, to kill whom would be a great crime and carefully to be avoided.
Stran 140 - Our females have been used at night to walk. Sometimes, indeed, so various is our art, An actor may improve and mend his part ; "Give me a horse," bawls Richard, like a drone, We'll find a man would help himself to one.
Stran 298 - The experience furnished by these penal settlements has proved that transportation is capable of being carried to an extent of suffering such as to render death desirable, and to induce many prisoners to seek it under its most appalling aspects.
Stran 284 - Melbourne, and bounded on the north and northeast by a straight line drawn from Cape How to the nearest source of the river Murray, and thence by the course of that river to the eastern boundary of the colony of South Australia...
Stran 315 - I cannot think of any other standard appropriate than the normal needs of the average employee, regarded as a human being living in a civilized community.
Stran 139 - twas so dark you could not see your hand, Some true-bred Falstaff , we may hope to start, Who, when well bolstered, well will play his part. The scene to vary, we shall try in time To treat you with a little Pantomime. Here light and easy Columbines are found, And well-tried Harlequins with us abound ; From durance vile our precious selves to keep, We often had recourse to th...
Stran 339 - Admiral, and will be circulated by being paid for grain and animal food supplied His Majesty's stores. These are therefore to give notice that a copper coin, weighing one English ounce, and stamped with the profile of His Majesty on the one side, and of Britannia on the other, will be issued as above at the rate of twopence for each copper ; and that the same shall pass current in the colony, and is to circulate at the aforesaid rate of twopence. And...
Stran 235 - The seat of Government of the Commonwealth shall be determined by the Parliament, and shall be within territory which shall have been granted to or acquired by the Commonwealth, and shall be vested in and belong to the Commonwealth, and shall be in the State of New South Wales, and be distant not less than one hundred miles from Sydney. Such territory shall contain an area of not less than one hundred square miles, and such portion thereof as shall consist of Crown lands shall be granted to the Commonwealth...