Australian News.
(Received March 6, 9.54 p.m.) SYDNEY, March 6. A partial eclipse of the sun was observed under favourable conditions at Sydney observatory and other parts f the State. MELBOURNE, March 6. The deciding contest in the Dun-lop motor reliability contest, Melbourne to Ballarat resulted : Heavy cars, H. Tarrant, 3 hours 30 minutes" 45 seconds ; light oars, Craven, 3 hours 48 minutes ; motor cycles, B. James, 4 hours 11 minutes 30 seconds. Tarrant alone scored the maximum number of points 1 . Stevens, the hero of the Sydney-Melbourne contest, broke his driving shaft and had to retire. BRISBANE. March 6. The Government is taking strict precautions against the introduction of rinderpest from New Guinea. BRISBANE, March 6. Another plague case is l reported at Fortitude Valley.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7756, 7 March 1905, Page 3
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126Australian News. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7756, 7 March 1905, Page 3
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