Historical information

Royal Society of Victoria Government prize essays

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Brown soft covered book with the following contents:
Preface
Collection and Storage of Water in Victoria by Frederick Acheson (gold washing, irrigation, motive-power, general water supply, artesian wells)
Agriculture of Victoria by William Story (geological and chemical character of s oils, rotation of crops, sources and application of manures.)
Origin and Distribution of Gold in Quartz Veins by Henry Rosales
Development of Resources in the Colony