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| Title | Sydney and Melbourne: With Remarks on the Present State and Future Prospects of New South Wales, and Practical Advice to Emigrants of Various Classes: to which is Added a Summary of the Route Home by India, Egypt, &c Online access with subscription: JISC Historical Texts |
| Author | Charles John Baker |
| Publisher | Smith, Elder & Company, 1845 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 1 Oct 2007 |
| Length | 237 pages |
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