Word Finder - wales

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A ridge or low barrier.

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A raised rib in knit goods or fabric, especially corduroy. (As opposed to course).

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The texture of a piece of fabric.

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A horizontal ridge or ledge on the outside planking of a wooden ship. (See gunwale, chainwale)

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A horizontal timber used for supporting or retaining earth.

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A timber bolted to a row of piles to secure them together and in position.

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A ridge on the outside of a horse collar.

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A ridge or streak produced on skin by a cane or whip.

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To strike the skin in such a way as to produce a wale or welt.

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To give a surface a texture of wales or welts.

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Something selected as being the best, preference; choice.

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To choose, select.

Maize and sugar-cane are grown in New South Wales and Queensland..

Climatically, New South Wales is divided into three marked divisions.

The rainfall of New South Wales ranges from an annual average of 64 in.

The Bowling Associations of Victoria and New South Wales were established in 1880, and it was not until 1892 that the Scottish Bowling Association was founded.

In 1864 the two associations or synods of North and South Wales were united in a general assembly.

The Snowy river has the greater part of its course in New South Wales, but its mouth and the last 120 m.

In 1863 the prince of Wales married the princess Alexandra of Denmark.

On the 10th of June 1688 she was present at the birth of the prince of Wales and gave evidence before the council in favour of the genuineness of the child.

Brighton refused a charter offered by George, prince of Wales, but was incorporated in 1854.

The total value of tin produced in Australia is nearly a million sterling per annum, and the total production to the end of 1905 was £22,500,000, of which Tasmania produced about 40%, New South Wales one-third, Queensland a little more than a fourth.

Edward, prince of Wales, was born on the 13th of October 1453 and baptized by Waynflete the next day.

Taking the district generally, the difference between the mean Wales.

The climate of Victoria does not differ greatly from that of New South Wales.

The vine is cultivated in all the states, but chiefly in South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales.

It is situated beyond the river Darling, and close to the boundary between New South Wales and South Australia.

Copper is known to exist in all the states, and has been mined extensively in South Australia, New South Wales, Queensland and.

The principal deposits of copper in New South Wales are found in the central part of the state between the Macquarie, Darling and Bogan rivers.

The total value of copper produced in Australia up to the end of 1905 was £42,500,000 sterling, £24,500,000 having been obtained in South Australia, £7,500,000 in New South Wales, £6,400,000 in Tasmania and over £3,500,000 in Queensland.

The most important tin-mines in Queensland are in the Herberton district, south-west of Cairns; at Cooktown, on the Annan and Bloomfield rivers; and at Stanthorpe, on the border of New South Wales.

In New South Wales lode tin occurs principally in the granite and stream tin under the basaltic country in the extreme north of the state, at Tenterfield, Emmaville, Tingha, and in other districts of New England.

Manganese probably exists in all the states, deposits having been found in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia, the richest specimens being found in New South Wales.

Platinum and the allied compound metal iridosmine have been found in New South Wales, but so far in inconsiderable quantities.

The rare element tellurium has been discovered in New South Wales at Bingara and other parts of the northern districts, as well as at Tarana, on the western line, though at present in such minute quantities as would not repay the cost of working.

The association of this metal with silver in the Broken Hill mines of New South Wales adds very greatly to the value of the product.

Mercury is found in New South Wales and Queensland.

In New South Wales, in the form of cinnabar, it has been discovered on the Cudgegong river, near Rylstone, and it also occurs at Bingara, Solferino, Yulgilbar and Cooma.

Wolfram (tungstate of iron and manganese) occurs in some of the states, notably in New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and Queensland.

Molybdenum, in the form of molybdenite (sulphide of molybdenum), is found in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, associated in the parent state with tin and bismuth in quartz reefs.

Zinc ores, in the several varieties of carbonates, silicates, oxide, sulphide and sulphate of zinc, have been found in several of the Australian states, but have attracted little attention except in New South Wales, where special efforts are being made successfully to produce a high-grade zinc concentrate from the sulphide ores.

The manganese ores of the Bathurst district of New South Wales often contain a small percentage of cobalt - sufficient, indeed, to warrant further attempts to work them.

In New South Wales chromium is found in the northern portion of the state, in the Clarence and Tamworth districts and also near Gundagai.

Arsenic, in its well-known and beautiful forms, orpiment and realgar, is found in New South Wales and Victoria.

Asbestos has been found in New South Wales in the Gundagai Bathurst and Broken Hill districts - in the last-mentioned district in considerable quantities.

Royal commissions dealing with questions peculiar to Wales have been issued from time to time, notably of recent years, in the Welsh Land Tenure Commission of 1893, and the Welsh Church Commission of 1906 (see History).

Cobalt occurs in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia, and efforts have been made in the former state to treat the ore, the metal having a high commercial value; but the market is small, and no attempt has been made up to 1907 to produce it on any large scale.

Black coal forms one of the principal resources of New South Wales; and in the other states the deposits of this valuable mineral are being rapidly developed.

The coal-fields of New South Wales are situated in three distinct regions - the northern, southern and western districts.

The coal mines of New South Wales give employment to 14,000 persons, and the annual production is over 6,600,000 tons.

Kerosene shale (torbanite) is found in several parts of New South Wales.

Marble is found in many parts of New South Wales and South Australia.

Kaolin, or porcelain clay, although capable of application to commercial purposes, has not as yet been utilized to any extent, although found in several places in New South Wales and in Western Australia.

Diamonds are found in all the states; but only in New South Wales have any attempts been made to work the diamond drifts.

The best of the New South Wales diamonds are harder and much whiter than the South African diamonds, and are classified as on a par with the best Brazilian gems, but no large specimens have yet been found.

The finest opal known is obtained in the Upper Cretaceous formation at White Cliffs, near Wilcannia, New South Wales, and at these mines about 700 men find constant employment.

The oriental topaz has been found in New South Wales.

Oriental amethysts also have been found in that state, and the ruby has been found in Queensland, as well as in New South Wales.

Chrysoberyls have been found in New South Wales; spinel rubies in New South Wales and Victoria; and white topaz in all the states.

Chalcedony, carnelian, onyx and cat's eyes are found in New South Wales; and it is probable that they are also to be met with in the other states, particularly in Queensland.

In several of the states, New South Wales and South Australia proper, the railways yield more than the interest paid by the government on the money borrowed for their construction.

In New South Wales the body is often burned and the ashes buried.