LIST OF PRINCIPAL WORKS CONSULTED,
Allen, Jataea—Bistnry of Awtralia.
Bennett, Samuel—HUIUT'J of Australian Disi-.arery and Gotoiiüation.
Clarke, liev. W. B.—Remarks on the Sedvmmitary Formations of New
South Wales.
Collins, William—Zii/t-rjiniion«/ Alias and Geography.
Cook, Cnptaiu—Fi)ya¡7e» of Captain Cook.
Forrest, Hon. Jol«, C.M.G.. r.H.G.S,, F.L.S.—Notes <h, ll esimi
Aaslralia.
Gordon and Gotch—^iw/raíjaii Bandhooh, 18S5.
Gould, John, r.R.S., &c.,—Birdg of Australia.
Gre\-il]o, Edward—rear Book of Australia, 1885.
Guilfoyle, W. R., F.L.S.—,4íííírafínn Sotaní/.
Haytor, H. H., C.M.G., &c.—Victorian Year Book, various years.
Krefft, Gerard, F.h.B.—Australian Vertebrata—FosHl and Recent.
Krefft, Gerard, F.L.S.—MammaU of Aitslra lia.
Ljme, Chañes—Industries of New South Wales.
Nilsou, A..—Timier Trees of New South Wales.
Filth's Queensland Almanac.
Royal Society of New Soutli Wales—Proceedings for Various Years.
Russell. H. C., B.A., Physical Geography and Climate of
Ntw South ll'diei.
Smyth, R. Brough—Abongines of Victoiia.
Stow, J. P.—History, Productions, and Natural Resources of South
Australia.
Stnrt—Central Australia,
Tenison-Woods, Rev. J. E,, F.G.8., 'F.L.S.—Fisk aud Msheries of
' New South Wales.
! Wallace, A. R,, F.R.G.S.—-¡Iiwirnlwi«.
' Wilkins, V^.—(4eogi aphy of New South Wales.
Wools, W., Ph. D., F.h.S.—Plants Lidigenoiis in the Neighbourhood
of Sydney.
Worsnop, Thomas—History of the City of Adelaide.
P R K F A C E .
' ^ H E recent rapid development of th.e Colonies of Australia, and the increasing importance
a s s u m e d in relation to the British Nation and the great commercial centres of the
w o r l d , have induced the Publisher t o place befor e the Publ i c a n A T LAS OF AUSTRALIA,
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T h e absence of a work of this class first suggested the desirability of producing a literary
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b u t to other communities interested in the commerce and growing trade of the Colonies.
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t i m e s . An endeavour has, however, been made to impart variety and interest to a
s u b j e c t , generally regarded by readers of light literature as dry. The descriptions have been
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s e p a r a t e volume; the question, therefore, h o w to deal fully and satisfactorily w i t h each part,
w i t h o u t disturbing the general balance of the whole, and giving undue prominence to one
s e c t i o n at the expense of .an equally important one, frequently arose for consideration.
One of the principal aims of the Editor has been to collect all facts of a
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l i t e r a t u r e of an ephemeral character, and, together with the results of his own experience,
m o u l d them into a form acceptable to the reading public, many of w h o m lack the time and
o p p o r t u n i t y to wade through columns of figures, and cull the valuable from the large mass
of extraneous matter. In this task great assistance has been rendered by the various
G o v e r n m e n t Departments to which the custody and compilation of the different classes of
f a c t s have been entrusted. The best thanks of the Publisher are due to the Departments
of Lands and Survey, in N e w South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, and South Australia, for
t h e i r generous aid in regar d t o the production of maps of those Colonies. To the Government
S t a t i s t of Victoria, for his concise tables, the information embodied in w h i c h has been largely
d r a w n upon, considerable obligation is acknowledged. The Publisher also wishes to thank,
i n particular, the Statistical Department of We s t e r n Australia, for the aid received from its
c o n d e n s e d and valuable returns.
I t would be impossible, within the limits of a preface, to mention all the various
s o u r c e s from w h i c h information has been obtained. A list of the principal works consulted
is appended hereto.
R O B E R T McLEAN.
S y d n e y ,
December, 1886.