AUSTRALIAN CABLES.
A BIG FAILURE. IPBB PBESS ASSOCIATION.] Sydney, This Day. The Premier has written to the manager of the Hettou Colliery and the secretary of the Miners' Union suggesting a conference in order to avoid a struggle. The Government propose to carry out the work of thinning forest reserves under the co-operative system, and .£25,000 have been voted for the purpose. Cabinet lias decided that the grain duties shall be retained till September ' 30fch. This has been done to give the farmers an opportunity of getting rid of their present crops. The gold yield in Australia last year is estimated to be the largest since the year 1874. Brisbane, January 4. Alfred Shaw and Company, hardware merchants, Brisbane, have filed a petition to go into liquidation. The firm's liabilities amount to about .£IOO,OOO, the principal creditors being in Melbourne and London. The suspension does not affect the position of Alfred Shaw and Co., Limited, in Townsville, Melbourne and Perth. A scheme of reconstruction is being prepared, including the option of payment in full with extended terms.
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Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 160, 5 January 1895, Page 2
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177AUSTRALIAN CABLES. Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 160, 5 January 1895, Page 2
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