AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.
SIDNEY, 31st December. The arrival of a new coadjutor to the Archbishop seems likely to create a political religious war. MELBOURNE, 31st December, Considerable consternation prevails in mercantile circles owing to the adoption of a free trade policy by New South Wales. Sydney houses have sent out travellers in the Hiveriua districts, who are obtaining large orders for goods, as, by the repeal of the ad valorem duties, they arc enabled to furnish supplies 20 per cent, less than Victoria. BRISBANE, 31st December. Gold is being obtained at Palmer in great quantities. One nugget has been found weighing 108 oz. The population on the ground amounts to 000. Rations are not obtainable for love or money.
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Hawke's Bay Times, Issue 1540, 9 January 1874, Page 74
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118AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY. Hawke's Bay Times, Issue 1540, 9 January 1874, Page 74
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