Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-14

I>highest point in Australia and the place
| from which spring the headwaters of
the Murray River, is the oldest mountain
in the world; that long before other
mountains had been formed by upheavals
of the earth, kosciusko reared its lonely
head to a height twice that of today.
l am not a geolOgist, I know nothing
Of the things upon which scientists base
such deductions, but l do know that it
Is hard TO surpass Mr.. Nosciusko for
grandeur and beauty. The government
( of New South Wales has set it aside as
a playground for its people who enjoy
| the winter sports that is denied TO most
Australians, such as skiing and skating.
In the same range lies kiandra, Il dis
trict Of snow-covered hills fifty miles
land and twenty miles wide down whose
snowy sides Australians Travelled on rude.
homemade skis before the rest Of the
/ world discovered this thrilling sport II
Australian claims are true. But the snow
unlike that Of the Alps. is never hard
and frozen. for during the daytime the
sun shines brightly, even in winter.
! We're the people OF New South Walcs
cut off from all the rest Of the world
/ they would not need to suffer. The
states lands produce all the fruits Of
cold, temperate and tropical lands Its
soils produce wheat. barley, corn, oats, po-
tatoes, sugarcane and vegetables in
abundance. It's mountain table lands and
slopes are covered with rich pastures
upon which dairying. cattle raising and
raising Of sheep for both meat and wool
are carried on in large proportions. Its
forests yield hardwoOds Of the finest kind
Mines 81 New South Wales furnish Il
with iron and coal. copper. silver T. Il am
gold. The waters Of the ocean whicl
wash its 200 miles Of coastline abound
with food fish and from its INLAND
streams are taken fish which for favor
and frmness have found few equals.
NATURE LAVISH
WITH BLESSINGS.
When nature was handing out her
blessings she was lavish when she
reached the Districts within the bound
aries of New South Wales
II is estimated that fifty millions out
Of two hundred million acres IN the State
would be productive under cultivation.
Its present population has permitted
only one-tenth OF this land to be worked.
Most Of 1t is devoted to wheat, usually
representing from two-thirds 70 three
fourths Of the whole area devoted to
crops.
New South Wales is the first Of the
Australian states to adopt the handling
Of wheat in bulk as is done in the United
States. II has started in to abandon its
old fashioned method Of using bags. and
elevators are springing up along the rail
road lines wherever wheat is grown and
are clustered at the various ports from
which the grain is shipped.
Its pastoral industries are the real
source If the wealth Of New South Wales
and sheep are the backbone Of the pas
tOral industry. This state is the wool
growing center OF the world and the
leader in the production of fine merino
wool.
From the back Of the 10000 COO sheep.
which IT has been found about the maxi
mum number to carry with safety. the
annual clip averages about three hundred
million pounds 90 per cent merino wool.
Raising of lambs for meat is not done
on an extensive scale.
With all of her wealth IN natural re-
sources it Is not surprising that New
South Wales is ahead Of the other states
! In manufacturing, both in number Of in
dustries and value Of manufactures. This
probably is responsible for the fact the
/ state not only operates railroads, street
cars waterways and harsors. but actu-
ally engages in thirteen Industries. such
as timbering, brickmaking quarrying
[ and fishing. and except during the years
L
financially.
/ The state operates the FIRE and police
departments, a public trust business.
irrigation schemes and labor agencies,
fixes wages in various trades and mini
mum living wages for both sexes and
/ interferes in industrial disputes by
means Of an industrial court and COM
mission of Cancellation
COSTS MORE TO
LIVE IN SYDNEY.
} 1t costs more to live in Sydney than
/ in any other city in Australia. accord
/ ing to the findings OF several invcstlga-
/ ton bodies. The very least that
/ family Of five can live on is $50 week
/ for the bare necessities, and elsewhere
( in the state SIS is the weekly minimum.
/ 1t is interesting to note that food. fuel
and light are cheaper than in the United
/ States, but other things are much
/ higher Wages in New South Wales
are fixed by law accordingly as the cost
\ Of living changes
Manufacturing is secondary industry
/ Of the state. but a quarter Of bill
! lion dollars is invested in the $500 fac
tories in New South Wales, a majority
/ Of them being located around or iE
/ Sydney. Clothing and textiles naturally
are the chief manufactured products be-
cause the state is leader IN wool, but
! leather. stone, clay, glass, wood, metal
particularly iron and steel-and ma
/ chfnery are other lines whose total is
/ not small.
In the wholesale line agricultural pro-
| duce, groceries, textiles and leather
metals and coal, building material chem
icals and dairy produce are the principal
/ lines.
] We left Sydney by train one evening
and by breakfast the next morning we
had crossed the mountain range and de
| scended into the sheep country We
were then only 400 feet above sea level.
Acres upon acres Of porous red soil. of
sandy plains, stunted trees. and a be-
wIldering assortment OF heritage vary
4 ing from six inches to head high-these
/ are the things one encounters IN the
bush country" OF Australia. Miles after
miles OF land without sight Of water ex-
cept where here and there the IA infall
has been drained into ponds, called tanks
scooped out of the low places-thOse are
the typical conditions in the greatest
sheep raising country of the world.
| DESOLATE LAND
AT FIRST VIEW.
"A desolate land and fit for nothing"
is the impression of one who sees it for
the first time. Yet on a visit to MiIroy