AUSTRALIAN CABLES.
(Per Press Association.) Sydney, January 28. The Government has decided to grant free railway passes to the sufferers from excessive heat in the inland districts who are unable to afford the expense of getting to cooler regions. Brisbane, This Day, The passengers by theGlamvorth presented the stewardess, Mrs Kriusen, with an address and a purse of sovereigns in recognition of her bravery. During the month 23 deaths were recorded at Thargomindah, the majority due to heat. Heavy weather and tremendous rains are reported from the north ; 15 inches fell at Clare on Sunday, The Townsville Railway is blocked with water, there being thirty feet over the bridge. A dam bm*3t a Ravenswood junction and two bridges were washed away.
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Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 176, 29 January 1896, Page 2
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121AUSTRALIAN CABLES. Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 176, 29 January 1896, Page 2
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