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OPOSSUM, AUSTRALIAN

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Originally appearing in Volume V11, Page 352 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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OPOSSUM, AUSTRALIAN .—See also:SiZe 16X8 in. Is a totally different nature of See also:fur to the See also:American. Although it has See also:wool and See also:top See also:hair, 352 the latter is so sparse and See also:fine that the coat may be considered as one of See also:close even wool. The See also:colour varies according to the See also:district of origin, from a See also:blue See also:grey to yellow with reddish tones. Those from the neighbourhood of See also:Sydney are See also:light clear blue, while those from See also:Victoria are dark See also:iron grey and stronger in the wool. These animals are most prolific and evidently increasing in See also:numbers. Their fur is See also:pretty, warm and as yet inexpensive, and is useful for rugs, coat linings, stoles, muffs, trimmings and perambulator aprons. The worst coloured ones are frequently dyed See also:black and See also:brown. The most pleasing natural grey come from See also:Adelaide. The reddest are the cheapest. Value 3;d. to 3s. 6d.

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