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BURNED BY REGATTA CANNON. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Sydney, January 2. At Newcastle regatta two men passed in front of a cannon just as a signal was fired. Both were badly burned, and one is in the hospital. NEW SOUTH WALES UNIONS. Sydney, January 2. At the end of last year there were 194 trades unions operating in New South Wales, with a membership of 140,031. The new unions established numbered 14 more than those disbanded.
LAST YEAR'S WRECKS. Sydney, January 1. Last year nine vessels were 'wrecked on the New South Wales coast and fiftyone lives lost. AN ACTOR'S ILLNESS. Melbourne, January 2. Prank Lincoln, the well known actor, has been seized 'with a stroke, and his condition as serious. THE PRICE OF HAIROUTTING. Melbourne, January 2. 'All the city and many suburban hairdressers have increased the price of haircutting to one shilling. The shaving tariff remains at threepence. The Hairdressers' Association has agreed to pay a minimum wage of £3. ALIENS NATURALISED. Sydney, January 2. During the past year 2077 persons have been naturalised in the Commonwealth.
CYCLONES IN QUEENSLAND. | Brisbane, January 2. Cyclonic storms at C'unnamulla and Chinchilla did extensive damage, and many animals were killed. A buggy, containing two persons, was lifted bodily, and the occupants thrown out unhurt. TASMANIAN EXPORTS. Hobart, January 2. The exports from Tasmania last year were valued at £4,500,000, an increase of £814,000. Trade generally showed a steady increase. WESTRALIAN GOLD. Hobart, January 2. The gold yield for the year was 1,407,3080z., valued at £6,143,191. RAINFALL IN NEW SOUTH WALES. Sydney, January 2. The rainfall during the past year over five-sixths of the State was above the average for the best ten years.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 158, 3 January 1912, Page 2
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