Word: australian
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Lecture. Bimetallism since the Discovery of America. IV. 1850-1870. The Californian and Australian Gold Discoveries.- The Latin Union. Francis A. Walker, LL.D. Lecture Room of the Fogg Museum...
...Should the Australian system of registering and evidencing land titles be adopted in the United States...
...original cost was something over $100,000. Mr. Moak spent thirty years in gathering it and took great pains in its collection. It has full federal reports; reports of every court of New York state, reports of every court of last resort in the various states, comparatively complete Australian and New Zealand reports, full Canadian reports and complete British reports from the time of the year books to the present day. In addition there is a large collection of statutes and a particularly fine library of text books. It is admitted to be the finest private library in the country...
...Commencement morning the election for Overseers will take place at Cambridge. The committee on nominations recently sent to all Alumni a list of names from which to choose twelve to constitute what may be termed the regular ticket. As the voting is by the Australian system a reasonable number of men can add nominations to the list given below. From these nominations six men will be chosen to fill the vacancies...
...Australian forests have a dull, sombre appearance, as if the verdure were covered with dust. In the district of Gippslon the graceful ferns grow luxuriantly in picturesque forms and the trees reach a great height. Views were exhibited of the hot springs of New Zealand and of vegetation before and after the eruption, which covered the mountain districts with cinders, showing the complete destruction of all plant life. The lecture closed with a number of pictures of Japan, disclosing the effects of the disastrous earthquakes last fall...