The increasing importance of Sydney must in some measure be attributed to the flourishing condition of the colony … - Charles Sturt

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It is quite possible that the truest and most eloquent art is a successful fusion of both the visible and visionary worlds, each enhancing and reinforcing the other.

Charles Sturt

The increasing importance of Sydney must in some measure be attributed to the flourishing condition of the colony itself, to the industry of its farmers, to the successful enterprise of its merchants, and to particular local causes.

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Farming implements are as cheap in Sydney as in England.

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The staple of our Australian colonies, but more particularly of New South Wales, the climate and the soil of which are peculiarly suited to its production, - is fine wool.

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We moved leisurely towards Mount Foster, on the 22nd, and arrived opposite to it a little before sunset.

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