Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 1st October 1888, Edition 1 of 1, Page 1248

I The Australian Irrigation Colonies IN VICTOBIA AND SOUTH AUSTBALIA ) . I Established by Special Acts of Colonial Parliaments and regulated by the '! respective Governments . \ , _ _ _ _ _ - _ with ' This a New enterprise Territory has . * -r- been From welcomed the Vice-Regal in every Speech part of of Go the vernor Colony Sir Henry as likel Broug y to ham enrich Zoeh us , K . C . B ., at the Opening of the Victorian legislature , 6 t 7 i June , 1887 . IMPORTANTHxuSTRATED WORK . Extra Crown IFolio , 146 pp . price 3 s . 0 cL I Zonftcn QtRces of the Australian irrigation ( toloniee : Coiwjwalj , Buildings , 35 Qube : t Victobia Street , E . C . 1 | YTF j IL I ^^ Ocean one presen hundred t and is a years the time since Centennial especially the formation noteworthy of is the in first the British history celebrated ,, Settlement of the Colonies at in Melbourne thi of s great Australasia Isl Victoria October and-Continent , as marking , 1888 an of . International the the Southern lapse of Exhibition ; , at which the Arts and period Industries being of mos duly t of the Great States of the World , are specially , by and distinctively represented The peri . od will be further signalised ( in the annals of Australian colonising development and successful agricultural extensive settlement deal with augmentation that by the great inauguration deterrent of the obstacle num of ber a schem of to > cultivators the e which agricultural opens of our a prosperity antipodean new and of most Boil these , and at Colonies tractive , at the , ch same namely annel time , for the , will frequently the mo speedy st effectu recurrent and very ally I and This disastrous enterp droughts rise embraces . the formation of Two Irrigation Settlemens in the Colonies of Victoria and South Australia , supply on the most of fresh remarkable and fertilising of our few water great for navigabje the maintenance rivers ( the of river Vineyards Murray , Orange ) , which Orchard afford s , s Fruit a practicall Farms , and nexha General ustible known Million Agricultural It is irrigationists Acres felt Operations , that under this , agreements late is upon of but Ontario a scale the entered , exemplary of California very , into considerable . by beginning the Colonial magnitude of a great Governments , the movement area with of land in the the now firm direction to of be Chafficy dealt of irrigation with Bros being ., settlemen the Half well -a- t - throughout Australia , so far as circumstances will permit , as regards the existing water facilities of the different Colonies , and The the ability magnitude to supplement and importance them of by th artificial ese two arrangements great schemes . , therefore , is generally ; recognised as marking a new era in Agriculture the progress which of Australian will be practicabl colonisation e by , aa mean 'it ia s confidently of irrigation antici , there pated will that be , an under unprecedented the wide and increase successful in the development population of of the Colonies in the early future , and a corresponding augmentation of infernal trade and of commercial business with the unite Mother In in the Country the wor development k . of inviting of new theee settlers great enterprises from among ( and the having overcrowded regard communities to the influx of of Great visitors Britain from all and parts other of the States world to ! to the the number Melbourne of 101 C , 000 entennial coptas ( Exhibition Onk Hundred ) , a Large am > Folio One Thousand Illustrated ) . Wor The k ia work now contains being issued a coll and ection Universally of High-class Circulated Pictorial , to features Views , accompanied with reference by ' to carefully the present -oompiled position Letterpress of these Descriptive Cjplonies , and Matter also , of exhibiti the scenery ng some , < fcc of , the of the principal interesting characteristic localities where the lands now being brought under cultivation are situated , tfec . & c . Australia ' . ¦ r The -work to which will remain the wide a permanent adoption of record the system o / the of inauqubation irrigation must cf give the rise veto . and extensive development of colonisation , fo , I liondon ; CHAFPEY "" and . at BROS Melbourne ., Limited " and , Adelaide 85 Queen . Victoria Street ; I

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