This gazetteer and road guide contains the following comprehensive
information for South Australia in 1866:
The most recent and accurate information (at publication date) as to every
township, village, hamlet, river, creek, mountain, lake, gold field, road
and railway in South Australia with its botanical, geological, and physical
features.
The division of the colony into counties, and electoral, council, pastoral
, and municipal districts and hundreds with their boundaries and statistics.
The names, areas, occupiers, positions, rentals, new valuations and
grazing capabilities of the squatting stations with the best means of
reaching them.
Also, particulars of the coast survey, statistics of the ports,
manufactures, and agricultural, pastoral, and mining pursuits, census of
dwellings and population , areas in acreage and miles and comprehensive and
correct electoral, municipal, district council and police information.
Also a complete road itinerary, showing the easiest, most expeditious, and
cheapest method of transit and conveyance of goods to and from every place
in the colony by rail, coach, boat, dray or horse.
A great tool for researching places throughout the whole of Australia in the
19th century
System Requirements: any computer using Adobe (Acrobat) Reader 4 or
later (Adobe Reader 6 or later is recommended for CDs with searchable text)
