The barrier reef which extends along the north-east coast of australia, often at a distance from the land of fifty or sixty miles, stretches, with interruptions, for about 1250 miles, with a breadth varying from ten to ninety miles.
"Geology"
James Geikie
A discovery of gold in australia raises all prices in Europe.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae
Perhaps so; for it seems the new colony planted at Sydney Cove, australia, is doing wonderfully; and that would mean an English empire in the south.
"The Maid of Maiden Lane"
Amelia E. Barr