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Incorporating New Zealand; Fiji and New Guinea.

This CD covers well over 3000 towns and villages throughout Australia and New Zealand in nearly 300 pages Altogether, 1012 pages packed with all kinds of useful an interesting information. The outline on the title page gives some idea of its contents and scope: 'Australian Handbook (incorporating New Zealand, Fiji, and New Guinea) - Shippers, importers and professional Directory & business guide for 1904, 35th year of issue - Containing Calendar of notable events, Mail tables showing arrivals and departures of Australasian mails, British customs' tariff, postal regulations, Public amusements, public offices, members of parliament, etc., etc. Details concerning emigration to Australasia, Mining and land regulations, Telegraphic and postal arrangements between Great Britain and Australia, History, descriptive account, and statistical information of each state, New Zealand, Fiji and New Guinea, A gazetteer of the principal towns in Australia and New Zealand, Irrigation Colonial buyers' guide, Importers in Australasia, Banks, Anglo Australian companies, government debentures, Maps, Plans, etc.' The gazetteer alone is worth the purchase price.. It gives "particulars as to situation, population, means of communication, hotels, churches, trade, manufacturers.

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