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Australasian

United Steam Navigation

Company,

Limited.

BRISBANE

(Capital of Q u e e n s l a n d ) . — A . U . S . N . Coy.'s Head Office i n A u s t r a l i a . P o r t for the famous D a r l i n g Downs. L a t . 27° 30' S. L o n g . 150 20' E . P o p . , 110,000. Seasons—September to M a r c h , hot ; M a r c h to September cool and bright. C l u b s — Q u e e n s l a n d and Johnsonian, &c. H o t e l s — I m p e r i a l , Belle V u e , L e n n o n ' s , Gresham, G r a n d , &c. A n c h o r a g e — A l o n g s i d e wharf. Company's Services from this P o r t : — Adelaide, every Tuesday and . Friday. T o A l b a n y , Fremantle, Geraldton, and other W e s t A u s t r a l i a n ports (transhipping at Sydney), every Tuesday and F r i d a y . T o N e w Caledonia and F i j i (transhipping at Sydney), monthly. T o all Tasmanian and N e w Zealand ports (with transhipment at Sydney), every Tuesday and F r i d a y . T o M a r y b o r o u g h , every Tuesday. T o Gladstone, every Tuesday and F r i d a y . T o Gladstone, M a c k a y , B o w e n , T o w n s v i l l e (with transhipment at T o w n s v i l l e to L u c i n d a ) every F r i d a y , 8 a.m. T o R o c k h a m p t o n wharf, every Tuesday and Saturday. T o R o c k h a m p t o n (Keppel Bay), M a c k a y (Flat Top), Bowen, Cairns, and P o r t Douglas, every Saturday. T o Townsville and C o o k t o w n , every Saturday. T o Dungeness (Lucinda), Cardwell, M o u r i l y a n Harbour, and Geraldton (with transhipment at Townsville), every F r i d a y and Saturday. T o T h u r s d a y Island, N o r m a n t o n , and B u r k e t o w n . Cargo service will r u n at regular intervals, and passengers' steamers when inducement offers. T o Broadsound, occasionally. Managing Agents—The B r i t i s h I n d i a and Queensland Agency Company, L i m i t e d , M a r y Street 0

B U N D A B E R G . — S i t u a t e d on the B u r n e t t R i v e r . Large sugar district. L a t . 24 52' S. L o n g . 152 22' E . Pop. (including district), 15,000. H o t e l s — R o y a l , G r a n d , and C u s t o m House. A n c h o r a g e — A l o n g s i d e wharf. Company's Services from this P o r t : — T o M a r y b o r o u g h , every T h u r s d a y . To Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and West A u s t r a l i a n ports, every T h u r s d a y and S u n d a y (transhipping, at Brisbane or Svdney). T o N o u m e a (New Caledonia) and F i j i , m o n t h l y (from Sydney). T o Tasmanian and N e w Zealand ports, weekly (from Sydney). T o Gladstone and R o c k h a m p t o n wharf, every M o n d a y . T o M a c k a y , Bowen, T o w n s v i l l e , Dungeness (Lucinda), Cardwell, M o u r i l y a n H a r b o u r , Geraldton, Cairns, P o r t Douglas, and C o o k t o w n (with transhipment at Rockhampton), every Monday. 0

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