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cranes, and tram-ways, are 22 M. in extent; it has docks and a number of patent slips capable of taking up vessels of 300 to 1500 tons. There are also piers at See also:

Semaphore and Larg's See also:

Bay, on the other See also:

side of Lefevre's See also:

Peninsula some 2 M. distant, which are connected with Port Adelaide by rail. The See also:

INDUSTRIES

industries comprise See also:

SILVER

silver and See also:

COPPER (symbol Cu, atomic weight 63.1, H=1, or 63.6, O = 16)

copper smelting, See also:

BREWING

brewing, sawmilling, ropemaking, flourmilling, See also:

SUGAR

sugar-refining and yacht-See also:

BUILDING

building. The See also:

HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour is protected by two forts known as the Fort Glanville batteries. The suburbs, which are connected with the town by tramways, are Alberton, See also:

Queenstown, Yatala, Rosewater and See also:

Kingston-on-the-See also:

Hill.

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