AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
[KEVTEBS TELKOBAMB.I Melbofhnb, October 14. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report' that accounts of the Victorian wheat crop are favourable, the crops hating been im» proved by vain, and it is hoped, the y eld will be larger than last year. As regards South Australia, account* are conflicting. From some districts the yield is reported to be much larger than last year, but in others only about the average. Stdney; October 14. A severe gale, accompanied by heavy rains has been blowing for'- the last six hourv during" which time -65 inches of rain has fallen in Sydney. >.., „ . A communication from Sir H.qbt. Stoat to Mr Suiter, Postmaster-General, has been published in which the New Zealand Premier states that his Government hope to come to a decision this week re. garding the Australian and New-Zea-land cable question. : In the Legislative Assembly last night an amendment was moved by Mr Abbott on the proposed rote of censure favoring retrenchment and add. toaal tax aim was carried. Adelaide, October 14. The Commissioner of Lands has received a letter reporting an allu nal gold* field has been discovered in Wankaringa, which is expected to prove a great success. A nugget weighing one ounce was fovnd on the field.
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Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 54, 16 October 1886, Page 2
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