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VICTORIAN
Fix this textINTERCOLONIAL EXHIBITION,
Fix this text1875
Fix this textOFFICIAL
Fix this textCATALOGUE OF EXHIBITS
Fix this textDEPARTMENT 1.
Fix this textMINERALS, ORES, BUILDING STONES, METALS
Fix this textAND METALLURGICAL PRODUCTS.
Fix this textEXPERTS.
Fix this textWilliam Johnson, Esq. I J. L. Morley, Esq. I Joseph Reed, Esq.
Fix this textW. G. Lempriere, Esq. | J. C. Newbery, Esq., Chairman. | G. H. F. Ulrich, Esq.
Fix this textAlthough the days when every bucketful of washdirt was supposed
Fix this textto contain sufficient gold to remunerate the miner for the voyage from
Fix this textEurope to Australia are past, and the rich alluviums of the early gold-
Fix this textdigging era are almost ended, the production of the precious metal still
Fix this textcontinues among the first of Australian industries. Quartz-reefing has
Fix this texttaken the place of alluvial digging, deep sinking has superseded surfac-
Fix this texting and paddocking, and the pick and shovel are supplemented by costly
Fix this textmachinery and scientific appliances. Of course the production of gold
Fix this textfrom great depths entails a much greater expense than it did in former
Fix this texttimes, but once found the returns are larger, and last most certainly for
Fix this textmuch longer periods. As an instance of this may be mentioned the Long
Fix this textTunnel Company, Walhalla, which, for nearly seven years, has steadily
Fix this textbeen paying dividends that represent a large interest for the capital
Fix this textexpended in the purchase of shares. Attention has been turned to the
Fix this textother mineral wealth of Australia, and she bids fair to become promi-
Fix this textnent amongst mineral producing countries, with Victorian gold and
Fix this textNew South Wales coal, South Australian copper and the various
Fix this textIt's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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