AUSTRALIAN CABLES.
(Per Press Association.! Svdxkv, Deo, 3. Advices have been received thnt the War Office is preonred to grant £500 towards tha expense of sending n, New Smith Wales toara of Mounted Hi/tea to compete at the military tournament in England. Melbourne, Dec. 2. A violent thunderstorm, experienced at Clunes, unroofed many buildings, and ituoitiQ.se bailstoucs riddled all exposed windows iv tbe town. Great damage was dono to fruit. Following up the suggestion made by Lord Brassey some time ago tbe Steamship Owners Association is considering the scheme for training able seamen for the local mercantile marine. Adelaide, Dec 2. Tbe duplicate telegraph line between Adelaide and Perth is now completed. Brisbane, Dec. 2. As one of tbe many samples of the disastrous results of the drought it is recorded that tbe stock list of a Bnllo district station has been reduced from 40,000 to 15,000^
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Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 132, 3 December 1896, Page 2
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