AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright. |I'KR UNITED Pft-KSs ASSOCIATION Sydney. December 17. The Opposition have agreed not to oppose the Estimates on condition that the Government will not introduce fresh legislation. The Premier has agreed, and the session is expected to close on Friday. . Dcc-nnbar 18. Sir Charles and Lady Halle (Mdme, Norman Vernrla) eminent musician?, will pay a visit to Australia in May. Terrible bush flires are ra^in^ near Jenlderie, 412 miles south of Sydney and 40 miles from the Murray frontier. The fire is travelling at the rate of 16 miles an hour and eating up everything in its track. Latest information to town states that over a quarter of a million acres of-, country is devastated, stock galloping madly about and in numerous instances are badly burned. , Meibottbne, Decemher 18 With the increase of the added money of Melbourne Oup, to 10,000 sovereigns, it has been decidedthat the second horse . shall receive 2000 soys. and the third 1000 soys. from the stake. Brisbane, I)ec, 18. During the past year the Mount Morgan Uoldmiuing Company has declared dividends of over millio'na pounds. Adelaide, December 18. The overland telegraph to Port Darwin is interrupted. '
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Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 77, 19 December 1889, Page 2
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