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Originally appearing in Volume V22, Page 112 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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PORT

PORT See also:
AUGUSTA
AUGUSTA , a seaport of See also:

FROME

Frome See also:

COUNTY (through Norm. Fr. comae, cf. O. Fr. cunte, conk', Mod. Fr. comae, from Lat. comitatus, cf. Ital. comitato, Prov. comtat; see COUNT)

county, See also:

South See also:

AUSTRALIA

Australia, on the See also:

east See also:

SHORE

shore of See also:

Spencer Gulf, 259 M. by See also:

RAIL

rail N.N.W. of See also:

Adelaide. Pop. about 2400. It has a See also:

FINE

fine natural deep and landlocked 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, and the See also:

government wharves have berthing for large vessels. The See also:

CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief exports are See also:

WOOL, WORSTED AND WOOLLEN MANUFACTURES

wool, See also:

wheat, See also:

FLOUR

flour, See also:

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

copper, hides and See also:

TALLOW (M.E. talugh, talg, cf. Du. talk, L. Ger. talg ; the connexion with O.E. taelg, dye, or Goth, tulgus, firm, is doubtful)

tallow. Port Augusta is the seat of a See also:

ROMAN

Roman See also:

CATHOLIC (Gr. KcaBoXuK6s, general, universal)

Catholic See also:

bishop and has a See also:

CATHEDRAL

cathedral, while its See also:

TOWN

town-See also:

hall is the finest in the See also:

state, that of Adelaide excepted. It is also the starting point of the See also:

GREAT

Great See also:

NORTHERN

Northern railway. The largest See also:

OSTRICH

ostrich See also:

FARM

farm in Australia lies 8 m. from the town. The neighbourhood is See also:

rich in minerals, copper, See also:

SILVER

silver, See also:

IRON [symbol Fe, atomic weight 55.85 (0=16)]

iron and See also:

COAL

coal have been found, ' For a See also:

REPRODUCTION

reproduction see J. F. Riaflo, Studies of See also:

Early See also:

SPANISH

Spanish See also:

MUSIC

Music, pp. 119-127 (See also:

LONDON

London,•1887). 2 Quarterly Musical See also:

REVIEW (Fr. revue, from revoir, to see again, Lat. re and videre)

Review (See also:

AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August, 1893).

and in 1900 valuable See also:

gold See also:

QUARTZ

quartz reefs were discovered at Tarcoola.

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