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[*Y TELEGRAPH —rER PRESS ASSOCIATIVA.] CYCLONE DESTROYS JETTY. PERTH, January 23. The jetty at Port Samson, the port of Roebume, was destroyed by a cyclone, the damage being estimated j at .£100,030. 'The Roebourne district will have to be served by lighters for some time to come. The jetty was 2137 feet long. London is connected with Roebourne, being twelve miles inland, by a tram line. All communication with Roebourne is at present cut off. HEROIC FOR SALE.
(Received this day at 10.23 a.m.) MELBOURNE January 23. The Auctioneers have been instructed to oiler the colt. Heroic, for sale. DIVING CHAMPIONSHIP. BRISBANE, January 23 The diving championship of Australia was won by Eve 1, Duress 2, Morris 3. BRITISH MONEY AND EMIGRANTS ADELAIDE, January 23. The Minister for Migration, Senator Wilson, stated that according to an agreement between the Commonwealth
and Britain twenty million sterling would lie lent to the States so that developmental work may go hand in band with the influx of British migrants. The British Government has agreed to pay fifty per cent of the interest on the loan for five years and 33] per cent for a further five years. The Federal Government will also pay a portion of the interest, making the money available to the States at about one per cent. The States would undertake to absorb ten thousand migrants for every £730,001) of the loan money. 'The State Premiers meet shortly to discuss the matter.
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Hokitika Guardian, 26 January 1925, Page 3
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