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Melboubne, Tuesday. Governor Bowen lays the foundation stone of the proposed Exhibition building on the 19th inst. Surgeon Crooke, who attended Mrs Collins, regarding whose death an enquiry is proceeding, has had an attack of apoplexy. „,. _ Sydney, Tuesday. lhe French ironclad Victorieuse went through torpedo practice while exhibiting the electric light on Monday night- Thousands were attracted to witness the spectacle. Cooktown, Tuesday. There have been great gales along the Australian coast, and several vessels have returned to port dismasted. „ _ Wednesday. Ihe Bank of Victoria has declared a dividend of ten per cent, and transferred £115,000 from the reserve fund to the surplus account. A number of small failures are reported. [Special.] Melboubne, Wednesday. Sailed, Ringarooms for the Bluff yesterday via Hobarton. The Albion arrived to-day.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 32, 5 February 1879, Page 2
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127INTERCOLONIAL Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 32, 5 February 1879, Page 2
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