Online Encyclopedia

Search over 40,000 articles from the original, classic Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Edition.

MOUNT BARKER

Online Encyclopedia
Originally appearing in Volume V18, Page 939 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
» Make a correction to this article.
» Add information or comments to this article.
Spread the word: del.icio.us del.icio.us it!

See also:

MOUNT See also:BARKER , a See also:town of Hindmarsh See also:county, See also:South See also:Australia, at the See also:foot of the See also:mountain of the same name, 341 m. by See also:rail E. of See also:Adelaide. It has an extremely See also:fine See also:climate and is much frequented as a See also:health resort in summer. It is the centre of a populous and fertile See also:district producing quantities of See also:fruit, See also:wheat and See also:dairy produce; important See also:cattle sales are held weekly, and there are several See also:engineering See also:works, See also:flour See also:mills and tanneries in the town, which also is the seat of a wattle-bark See also:industry. Pop. about 2000; but the inhabitants of the Mount Barker district number over 34,000.

End of Article: MOUNT BARKER

Additional information and Comments

There are no comments yet for this article.
» Add information or comments to this article.
Please link directly to this article:
Highlight the code below, right click, and select "copy." Then paste it into your website, email, or other HTML.
Site content, images, and layout Copyright © 2006 - Net Industries, worldwide.
Do not copy, download, transfer, or otherwise replicate the site content in whole or in part.

Links to articles and home page are always encouraged.

[back]
MOUNIER, JEAN JOSEPH (1758-18o6) 		[next]
MOUNT CARMEL

Site © 2006 - Net Industries