Book Description

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1866 edition. Excerpt: ... sheep are depastured on the hilly ranges to the E. and W. The nearest places are Gilberton, 3 miles S., and Riverton, 3 miles N. (the next telegraph-station.) The communication with these places is by horse or private vehicle, and with Adelaide, 64 miles S., by Rounsevell's coach from Gilberton to Kapunda, and thence by rail. Navan has a post office, and a Roman Catholic church and school. The nearest hotels are at Gilberton and Riverton. The surrounding country consists of low hills lying E. and W., with rolling plain and valley land between. The formation is slate with fossils, and occasional basal t and freestone, also surface limestone. The population of Navan and its agricultural neighbourhood numbers about 300 persons. NEAIiES (Co. Eyre) is a newly-formed hundred, lying in the N.W. part of the county, and containing only a small quantity of purchased land. NEALES FALL IFlinders district) is a picturesque waterfall on section 1410, S. of the Yudanamutana workings. It is about 20 feet in height; but the surrounding scenery is very beautiful. The water flows along a narrow gully, between steep, rocky hills about 300 feet high, covered with porcupine grass and pine and gum trees. The water is unfailing. Near the end of the gully there is a peculiar formation of rock, which rises perpendicularly to a height of about 70 feet, forming two-thirds of an elliptical basin, about 100 feet long and 60 feet wide. The water flows out of this basin through a cleft, and under a natural rocky bridge. NEAZiES RIVER Flinders district N.) is a fine stream, the recipient of the drainage of Stuart's and Hanson's ranges, and of the table land to the W. of the N. part of lake Eyre. It spreads out oyer a sandy and grassy plain in numerous channels in its...