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| Agriculture : New South Wales |
 09 Nov 2006 |
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The bases of the State's economy are agricultural and pastoral industries, a broadly based manufacturing sector, ample stocks of coal and highly developed service industries.
New South Wales's rich agriculture and mining sectors form the mainstay of its export-earning ability, accounting for almost 50 per cent of export income. The State's resource-based industries are coal, metallic and industrial... |
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| Agriculture : Tasmania |
10 Nov 2006 |
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Agriculture is an important part of Tasmania's economy and agricultural establishments occupy about 29 per cent of Tasmania's total land area. The most fertile regions of the State lie along the north-west and east and along the river valleys of the Midlands and south-east plateau.
There is a considerable diversity in the State's agricultural activity. Beef cattle establishments are distributed... |
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| Agriculture : Victoria |
10 Nov 2006 |
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During 2003-04, the gross value of Victorian agricultural production increased by 17% to $8.7 billion. This represented 24% of national agricultural production total gross value. As of 2004, an estimated 32,463 farms occupied around 136,000 km² of Victorian land. This comprises more than 60% of the state's total land surface. Victorian farms range from small horticultural outfits to largescale livestock... |
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