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Excerpt from Queensland Geographical Journal, Vol. 20: Including the Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, Queensland; 20th Session, 1904-1905
An excellent illustration of this was provided at the annual meeting by the remarks of Mr. George Phillips, c.e., who has been appointed to the important position of vice-president of the Society. Mr. Phillips has just returned from an extended examination of the country in the Gulf districts, with a View to railway extension; and no donut when he has sent in his official report, we may look for some highly valuable work for the Society fi om him. It is, after all, with 0111 own country that the Geographical Society is mainly concerned, and it is regarding our own country that the reports of its proceedings will be searched by scientists abroad Mr. Phillips' references to the magnificent running stream of the Gregory River, to the splendid downs country traversed by him, and to the enormous value of the natural grasses of the interior of Queensland, found sympathetic listeners among Southern visitors who had happily been invited to attend the meeting. These statements prompted also the remark of the retiring Vice - President, Sir Arthur Moigan, that in wool alone the States were indebted to their indigenous grasses for an annual income of some 25 millions, and that was but one item in the return derived from this source.
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