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(Per Press Association). Sydnky, Jauuary 2. Tbe Government has offered a reward of £25 foL" any information which will give satisfactory proof us to how Sydney Wesfcon mot his death, and if his death is found to be the result of foul play then au additional j975 will be paid for a clue to the murderer. Weston's body was found in a hollow tree on the bank of the Darling, near Meniudie, on October 24th. The crime bears some resemblance to the Bntler murders. The Sydney Morning Herald, in a trade review for the past year, says that business shows a marked, steady improvement. The general industrial tone was far healthier than in any time during the present decade, find there were signs on every hand of a return to a larger measure of general prosperity. Brisbane, Jauuary 4. The redwater plague has broken out among the cattle in the central districts. Prompt measures are being taken for its suppression. A tire at Mount Morgan completely gutted a large business block. The damage is j15,000._
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Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 157, 5 January 1897, Page 2
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