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Foreign News January 15, 1901

Corvallis Gazette

Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon

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In the Australian colonies overall, there are 75 unmarried females for every 100 unmarried males. New South Wales reports nearly 100,000 more unmarried males than females; Victoria over 75,000; Queensland almost 57,000; South Australia over 17,000; Western Australia 9,000; Tasmania about the same; New Zealand a little less than 44,000, per the last census.

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Unmarried Men and Women.

Taking the Australian colonies in the aggregate, there are only seventy-five unmarried females for every one hundred unmarried males. In New South Wales alone, according to the last census, there are nearly 100,000 more unmarried males than unmarried females; in Victoria the excess is upwards of 75,000; in Queensland it is almost 57,000; in Southern Australia, over 17,000; in Western Australia, 9,000; in Tasmania about the same; and in New Zealand, a little less than 44,000.

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Colonial Affairs

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Australian Colonies Unmarried Males Unmarried Females Census Data Gender Imbalance

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Australian Colonies

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Australian Colonies

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Taking the Australian colonies in the aggregate, there are only seventy-five unmarried females for every one hundred unmarried males. In New South Wales alone, according to the last census, there are nearly 100,000 more unmarried males than unmarried females; in Victoria the excess is upwards of 75,000; in Queensland it is almost 57,000; in Southern Australia, over 17,000; in Western Australia, 9,000; in Tasmania about the same; and in New Zealand, a little less than 44,000.

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