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Impressions of U S A and Canada by Miss E M Cole Jamestown
Miss E M Cole recounts a six month voyage from Sydney to San Francisco, noting Honolulu, Los Angeles, Grand Canyon, St Louis and New York, with visits to Niagara Falls, Toronto, Montreal and Quebec. She contrasts cost of living, hotel rates, and the friendliness of Americans, and closes urging Australia to advertise itself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southland
Stars and Stripes
Ventura
Sydney
America
Golden Gate
Sydney Harbour
Suva
Malde Mer
Fiji
India
Paga Paga
Samoa
Robert Louis Stevenson
Treasure Island
Pago Pago
Equator
Honolulu
Pali Mt. Tantalus Waikiki Beach
Royal Hawaiian
Hawaii
Waikiki Beach
Manly
Coogee
Port Elliott
St. Francis Hotel
Australia
Chinatown
Sing Foo
Ah Fat
San Francisco
Daylight Express
Los Angeles
Hollywood
Mary Pickford
Charlie Chaplin
Tom Mix
Jackie Coogan
Arizona
Texas
New Mexico
St. Louis
St. Lewis
Missisippi River
Cale Jackson
Forest O'Brien
Earth
Niagara Falls
Toronto
Montreal
Quebec
New York
Washington
Niagra
Lawrence River
Canada
Paris
France
Plains of Abraham
Wolfe
Montcalm
Long Island
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
Newark
New Jersey
Hudson River
Holland Tunnel
Coney Island
Luna Park
St. Kilda
Grover Adams
Manhattan Bank
Wall Street
Treasury
White House
Denver
Rocky Mountains
Arkanas
Royal Gorge
Glenwood Springs
Colorado
Utah
South Australia
Salt Lake City
Adelaide
Brigham Young
Vancouver
Portland
Columbia Highway
Columbia River
Cascade Ranges
Oregon
Aorangi
Stanley Park
Anthony Horden