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Bridgetown is situated on tlie Blackwood River, about 55 miles by road from 
Bunbury. It was purely an agricultural centre until some three years ago, when 
stream tin was discovered about eight miles distant. It is connected by telegraph 
with Bunbury, and a coach runs from that town twice a week. 
Broome is a small town on Roebuck Bay, on the North coast. It is the 
principal centre of the pearling industry, being the most, central and safest harbour 
for the fleets to lie in during the hurricane season. The cable to Banjoewangie 
also starts from here, and the towu is connected with Perth by telegraph. 
Bunbury is a small port on the Western coast about 107 miles South of 
Perth, with which it is connected by telegraph, and the South-Western Railway. 
It possesses the great advantage of good land, combined with a large rainfall. It 
is the port for the tinfield, and a coalfield has been discovered about 30 miles 
distant on the Collie River. 
Busselton is a small township on the South-West coast, about 30 miles South 
of Bunbury, and like that town is surrounded by some very good land. It will 
shortly be connected with Perth by the South-Western Railway. 
Carnarvon is situated at the mouth of the Gascoyne River, and is the port for 
the Gascoyne district, where the principal pursuit is sheep farming. 
Cossack is the principal port of the North-West. Tho port is known by many 
names—as Port Walcott, Cossack Roads, Tien Sin, Nichol Bay, etc.—which is apt 
to cause considerable confusion. It is connected with Perth by a telegraph line, and 
with Roebourne by a tramway, eight and a half miles long. 
is situated in the Kimberley District, near the mouth of the Fitzroy 
River, at the head of King’s Sound. It has a fine natural harbour, from which 
the wool and cattle produced in this district are shipped. It is connected with 
Perth by a telegraph line. 
Dongarra is a small port at the mouth of the Irwin River. A fine piece of 
agricultural land runs up the river, and a good deal of wool is grown further 
inland. It is connected with the capital by telegraph, and with Geraldton by the 
Midland Railway. 
Eucla is a small township on the shore of the great Bight, close to the South 
Australian border, and it is here that tlie two colonies’ telegraph lines join. There 
are a few sheep stations near. 
Fremantle is the principal port of the Colony, being situated at the mouth of 
tlie Swan River, about 12 miles from Perth, with which it is connected by road 
railway, steambbat, telegraph, and telephone service. The Harbour is very exposed 
to gales from the North-West, but this defect will shortly be overcome as the 
mouth of the nver is now being opened up and a breakwater being constructed, 
which will enable ships of any size to lie protected in deep water. 
Geraldton, also called Champion Bay, is situated in the Victoria District, a 
little over 200 miles North of Fremantle, and It is tho principal port in the North 
Its exports are : wool from the Murchison District; copper and lead from North¬ 
ampton; and wheat trom the rich agricultural flats of the Greeuough, which lie 
immediately to the eastward of the town. It has always been a tlirivbm little 
town but latterly it lias received an additional impetus from the discovery of the 
Murchison goldfaeld. A railway line connects it with the mining district of 
Northampton, and two bnes are being constructed, one to Perth, which is 295 
miles distant, and one to MuLtewa, /() miles on the Murchison road 
Gi *g™ is a small township, about 50 miles to the North of Perth, and the 
Midland Railway, which will connect Perth with Geraldton, passes through it 
Guildford is a small suhurbau town, at the junction of the Swan and Helena 
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