AUSTRALIA.
[eeuteb’s TELEGRAMs.I MELBOURNE, August 12. Shipping. Arrived, Wednesday evening, Union Company’s steamship Riugarooms, from the Bluff, Dixon’s GasAt a meeting of tho Royal Society last night, Mr. Cosmo Newberry read a paper on tho subject of Dixon’s gas. Tho speaker ridiculed tho patentee’s specifications, and was confirmed in his opinion by others who addressed the meeting. Finally, a motion was carried, unanimously declaring that kerosene is tho sole illuminating ingredient in Dixon’s gas. SYDNEY, August 12. The Milbmn Creek Copper Company Vote Mr E. A. Baker, Minister of M'nes, has resigned his portfolio, in consequence of the recent debate in the Legislative Assembly regarding the expenditure of the vote to the Milburn Creek Copper Company. Mr Julian Salamons has been appointed sole Royal Commissioner to inquire into the charges which have been made in this affair.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GLOBE18810812.2.12.2
Bibliographic details
Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2296, 12 August 1881, Page 3
Word Count
137AUSTRALIA. Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2296, 12 August 1881, Page 3
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in