Of course one could not expect to tour the entire Commonwealth during the course of a single leave, so let us concentrate on New South Wales. Sydney I have already referred to fs the Paris of the South. Now about the Australian countryside and the tourist resorts. First of all, 1 should strongly recommend a trip to the Blue Mountalne (so called because of the beautiful blue haze, caused by the gum trees when seen from a distance), Katoomba and the Jenolan aves.
Over the whole district there is noticeable a scent of eucalyptus trees fand wild flowers. The great cliffs, the fern-cled gorges, and numerous waterfalls combine to make this region one of the besuity spots of the world, The distance is about 40 miles from Sydney, and one can go either by rail oF, should one care to hire a car, as I did, from one of Sydney's
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