AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 January 1926, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.] 11CGF. RUSH FIRES. CANBERRA MKXaNCED. SYDNEY, Jan. 28.

Huge hush tires are raging beyond .Murrumhridgee. A strong wind is driving Ho- llanies towards the confluence of the Cotton and the Murriimhridgee rivers, and if tin 1 lire crosses the river, then the hush around tin' Cotton dam and (lie great pine plantations on Mount StroiwTo will he in grave danger, anil Canberra will be threatened.

Volunteers from Canberra have hero sent to the cue of t!i.* outbreak. Firs are also raging in the Bathurst district. and arc musing heavy damage. MIN,BOURNE. Jam. 28. There are hu-li fires raging in lieEastern Ranges. They are causing extensive damage. The rc.-idonis are tiering before the Hallies. REDHEAD MlN'!'. EXPLOSION. SYDNEY. Jan. 28. The til ill victim of the Redhead Colliery disaster has succumbed to his injuries. PINE |M.A NT.', T lON F.N DA NO KR ED SYDNEY. Jam. 2G. The bush lirex have now passed Murrumbidgee and arc approaching l lit-north-west .slope., at .Mount Stromlo. i n the sloes, of whi"h pine plantations, vesting high sums, and at Ihe top of which is the Commonv-eali h Obscrvatoiy. arc endangered. Aten are being gathered from nil parts ol the district and rushed to the scene.

BUSH FIRES UNDER CONTROL. SYDNEY', January 20. Bush fires in Aturrumhidgee District which were threatening Canberra, are now under control, but ilie tin lighters arc remaining aL their postin ease their services are needed ’further. SETT I, FA I ENT EFFECTED. SYDNEY. January 20. A settlement was effected of the union dispute which until last week had held up the [Timnron for three mouth's. The point at issue was a claim by the seamen for £l2 overtime. At a conference between the company officials ami representatives ol the seamen, the company agreed L pay the amount, WHEAT YIELD. SYDNEY. Jan. 20. The Stale wheal harvest for 102520 i- estimated to yield 33.711 thousand bushels a decrease of 20.011 thousand bushels compared with the previous season. The average yield tier acre is eleven decimal eight bushels which, has been exceeded only three times during the last ten years. The Total area sown was 1507.780 acres less than the previous season. It is estimated there should he a surplus of eighteen million hushes available fur export.