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Encyclopedia Britannica



PORT AUGUSTA

This article appears in Volume V22, Page 112 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: POL-PRE
PORT AUGUSTA , a seaport of
Frome
  county, South Australia, on the
east
  shore of
Spencer
  Gulf, 259 M. by rail N.N.W. of Adelaide. Pop. about 2400. It has a fine natural deep and landlocked harbour, and the government wharves have berthing for large vessels. The
chief
  exports are wool, wheat, flour, copper, hides and tallow. Port Augusta is the seat of a Roman Catholic bishop and has a cathedral, while its town-
hall
  is the finest in the state, that of Adelaide excepted. It is also the starting point of the
Great
  Northern railway. The largest ostrich farm in Australia lies 8 m. from the town. The neighbourhood is rich in minerals, copper, silver, iron and coal have been found,
' For a reproduction see J. F. Riaflo, Studies of Early Spanish Music, pp. 119-127 (London,1887).
2 Quarterly Musical Review (August, 1893).
and in 1900 valuable gold quartz reefs were discovered at Tarcoola.


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