text_original: The sisters were insatiable in the pursuit of information, and their book affords a tolerably comprehensive view of the economic and social conditions of the Australian colonies. Thus, we are told that "the number of post offices throughout South Australia is 348, employing 336 officials, besides fifty six others, who are also engaged in telegraph work.
text_transcription: DE SISTERS WERE INSATIABLE IN THE PURSUIT OF INFORMATION AND THEIR BOOK AFFORDS A TOLERABLY COMPREHENSIVE VIEW OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIES THUS WE ARE TOLD THAT THE NUMBER OF POST OFFICES THROUGHOUT SOUTH AUSTRALIA IS THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY EIGHT EMPLOYING THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTY SIX OFFICIALS BESIDES FIFTY SIX OTHERS WHO ARE ALSO ENGAGED IN TELEGRAPH WORK
phonemes: ðə sˈɪstɚz wɜːɹ ɪnsˈeɪʃɪəbəl ɪnðə pɚsˈuːt ʌv ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən, ænd ðɛɹ bˈʊk ɐfˈɔːɹdz ɐ tˈɑːlɚɹəbli kˌɑːmpɹihˈɛnsɪv vjˈuː ʌvðɪ ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪk ænd sˈoʊʃəl kəndˈɪʃənz ʌvðɪ ɔːstɹˈeɪliən kˈɑːləniz. ðˈʌs, wiː ɑːɹ tˈoʊld ðˈæt "ðə nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv pˈoʊst ˈɑːfɪsᵻz θɹuːˈaʊt sˈaʊθ ɔːstɹˈeɪliə ɪz θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi ˈeɪt, ɛmplˈɔɪɪŋ θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks əfˈɪʃəlz, bᵻsˌaɪdz fˈɪfti sˈɪks ˈʌðɚz, hˌuː ɑːɹ ˈɔːlsoʊ ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd ɪn tˈɛlᵻɡɹˌæf wˈɜːk.