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Title: A glimpse of the isles of the Pacific
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Wheeler, William Webb, 1845- (from old catalog)
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Publisher: (St. Joseph, Mo., Hardman press)
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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s a large edifice, and heard a grand, goodsermon; subject, Christ Driving the Money Changers Outof the Temple. In his remarks, the preacher mentionedthat he had heard that some churches in Australia hadraised funds for church work by having public balls,keeping the young people out nearly all night, also byprivate theatricals, and by horse-racing. He comparedthese ways of raising money for church work with theoccupation of the Temple for merchandise purposes, whichChrist disapproved. The harbor of Sydney is one of the largest and best inthe world. Sidney people say it is the most beautiful ofany, and the largest except that of Rio Janeiro. Theentrance is between two high head-lands less than a mile*apart, and the coast line inside is over fifteen hundred milesall deep water, so that ships of any draft can go anywhere,and docks without number can be built to accommodateall kinds of shipping trade. The bay or harbor is not awide, unbroken sheet of water, but is usually half a mile to 89
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two miles wide, and has a great number of arms cuttinginto the mainland. Also, two small rivers empty intothis bay; both are deep and navigable, for the largeststeamers, twenty miles or more. On this coast line is built the city of Sydney, and itsbeautiful homes. The coast is almost always rock, andrises from nothing to one hundred feet above the sea.Outside the business part of the city, along the watersedge, many of the most elegant homes are located,surrounded by the most beautiful grounds, greatlyimproved by the art of the landscape gardener. We had the great pleasure of being invited to tea atone of these handsome homes lying on a small promontoryin this never-to-be-forgotton harbor. This home coversabout four acres and is reached by steam ferry from thecentral business part of Sydney in ten minutes. Theresidence and grounds face south and east and graduallyrise to about fifty feet above sea level, with a private swim-ming pool and boat landing at the waters edge. Twolandscape ga

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