In 1896, Twenty-One Tons Of Mother-O'-Pearl Were Exported At A Net
Profit Of About 40 Pounds Per Ton.
However, there is every reason to
suppose that, properly and scientifically nurtured, pearl fishing should
prove well worthy of attention.
Though I have come to the conclusion that, unless Spinifex and Sand can
be conjured into valuable marketable products, the far interior of the
Colony is worthless for any purpose, yet I have also shown that beyond
the borders of the desert Nature smiles her brightest; and, given
population, West Australia may well vie in wealth and usefulness with any
of her sister colonies.
End of Spinifex and Sand, by David W Carnegie
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