AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
» Lpsr united pbess association. J Mklboubne, September 20. " General " Booth > eceiverl an immense ovation on bis arrival, and thousands were unable to gain admission to the Exhibition building, where the reception was held. September 21. General Booth states he received most advantageous offers of land for his colony in South Africa, and was almost tempted to close with them on the t=pot. but he thought it best to enquire in the colonies before coming to a final decision. He has also received a hearty invitation from South America, but prefers to establish his colonies in some part of the British dominions. Pebth, September 21. Two men on the Murchison field are reported to have obtained over four hundred weight of gold, and several others are said to average a hundred ounces weekly Great numbers of miners are flocking to the ground, and it is feared that owing to the scarcity of water, the consequences to many of them will be disastrous.
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Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 36, 22 September 1891, Page 2
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