AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
By Eleotrio Telegraph. — Copyright. (PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.! Sydney, November 15. The man Thompson, who, on the 29th ultimo, stabbed his wife in the abdomen with a large butcher's knife wiis to day brought up on a charge of wilful murder. The defence set up was th»t the death of the woman was accident si. and after hearing the dying depositions of the woman, the prisone' 1 was acquitted. The Mmmi miners have now accepted the terms of th« masters, and will «ign the agreement with the others out on strike. It is expected the Mmmi co.heries will commence work on Monday. Melboubne, November 15. A sema'ional shooting case occurred to-day in the principal street at Sand hurst. It appears there has been a long ■tanding dispute between O'J&Ve. a railway contractor, and Russet, a sub-con* tractor. The men met in the street this morning. Russell drew a revolver on O'Eeefe, and fired three shots at him. Russel then turned his reyolver on himself and blew his own brains out.
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Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 69, 17 November 1888, Page 2
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