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Show Many Mined Opportunity. Ono of Australia's colonists, a veteran vet-eran of 90 years, has Just published his reminiscences, Whllo walking up Georgo street. Sydnoy, ln 1835, he lieard n bellman announcing tho first salo of allotments ln the new township town-ship and predicted that It would bo n grand city somo day. "Yes, a city of kangaroos," Interjected a scofllng spec tator. Hardly a bid could bo elicited. A few yoara later the gold discoveries did rapidly convert tho township of Melbourne Into a great city and tho lucky pcoplo who had bought allotments allot-ments for t00 or $100 found their value Increased to i00,'000, $1C0,0D0 uud In some cases even $250,000. |