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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 174, 21 July 1873, Page 2

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SYDNEY. July 14. — A fire broke out in a house in Woolloorjoooloo-streel. It was insured. The revenue for the half-year exceeds that of last year by £100,000. The Lord Ashley is on the berth for Port Darwin. Mr Chisholm, the merchant, is insolvent. Hie liabilities are £50,000. He is committed for trial for fraud. The report on the New Zealand Insurance Company is published in Sydney, and regarded as favorable. Sailed: John Knox, for Lyttelton. MELBOURNE. Ann Flynn, a barmaid, attempted to commit suicide owing to disappointed love. She is recovering. A female child has been found dead, and the mother has been arrested for infanticide. A man has been found hanging to a tree at Sandhurst. He had £16 in his pocket. Cape news states tbat large parties are organising for gold prospecting. A disorderly scene has occurred with a spiritualist medium. Hennessy's case brandy, 26/9; maize dull at 5/-; breadstuffs unchanged. ADELAIDE. The Coort.ng has arrived with 500ozs of gold from Port Darwin. A steady flow of miners is expected in the Northern territory. Wheat easy at £13; flour dull at £13 15s to £14 10s.