A U S T R A L I A N .
A fire has occurred in Newcastle, where the schools of arts, Custom House, bond's^ store j cellars fully stocked, and five shops were gutted. The damage is estimated at £5000. The James Patterson has been purchased by Captain Kennedy for Mr. Brogden. She has received new boiiers and a thorough overhaul, and will leave for Wellington shortly. { A woman has been burnt to death by a kerosine lamp explosion at, Sydney. ; At the Melbourne wool sales 2303 bales were disposed of; greasy, Is to Is 3d ; fleece, lsssd to 2s 3d. f Ligarde,a man who is performing in Melbourne, swallows four stones every night. The Chamber of Commerce has passed; a resolution declaring themselves of opinion that a • monthly mail service between the colonies and America, via Fiji and Honolulu, offers sufltcient advantages to justify a subsidy. # \ Rose Evans has engaged the Baikrat Theatre.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VII, Issue 302, 19 December 1872, Page 2
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154A U S T R A L I A N. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VII, Issue 302, 19 December 1872, Page 2
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