AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 January 1926, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.] A FIRE. SYDNEY, Jail. 23. A fire at Dorrigo destroyed a block of business premises, causing damage of twenty thousand sterling. VICTIM OF DISASTER. SYDNEY, Jan. 23. Another victim of the Redhead Colliery disaster, Norman Berriinan, succumbed to bis injuries. COLLIERY EXPLOSION. SYDNEY, Jan. 24. Thomas Adams, a third victim of the Redhead mine explosion, lias .succumbed to bis injuries. FACTOR V EX PLOSION. SYDNEY. Jan. 24. A violent explosion wrecked one of the main buildings of the Colonial Sugar Retining Coy’s refining works at Prvinoiit. Flying brickwork badly damaged the roof of the laboratory adjoining. Five men who were attending a sugar bin whore the explosion occurred, wore injured, three seriously. Tim damage is very heavy. TRIPLE DROWNING. BRISBANE, January 24. While bathing at Woody Point, Moreton Bay, three hoys, Kenneth Thomas, aged 11. his brother Charles, 13, and William. Starthford. 1(5, got into difficulties and were drowned. ANOTHER VICTIM. •SYDNEY, January 25. The fourlh Redhead colliery explosion victim, Joseph Lonsdale, is dead. Four men are still in hospital, progressing satsilactorily hut all still in a serious condition. THE MISSING MEMBER. SYDNEY, January 25. The member of the Legislative .Council whose whereabouts was causing the Government so much concern has returned to the city. He says he has been spending a quiet holiday at Nowra. When he read in a newspaper than lie was being searched for by the police, lie imemdiatcly communicated with the Commissioner of Police through the local station, informing the Commissioner that lie was in the best health. He protested strongly against having his movements followed by detectives and police.