AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8284, 12 November 1906, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

DROWNING FATALITY,

Received November 12, 12.58 a.m. MELBOURNE, Nov. 11. A party of suomarine miners who were proceeding to Queenscliffe in a launch, in a heavy, sea, struok another craft Nine men weie washed overboard. Eight were rescued, nnd one, named Goodson, was drowned. SCULLING RACL. Received November 11, 5 p.m. SYDNEY, November 11. In a sculling race on the Hunter River, for £IOO aside, Charlie Towns beat Thurgood by a length and a half, after a splendid race. INTERSTATE ORIOKET MATCHES. Received November 11, 5 p.m. ADELAIDE, Novemher 11. In the inter State cricket match Houth Australia v. Victoria the latter in their first inninga made 125 (McAlister 39, Ainsiee 29). South Australia'have lostjjtbree wlubets for 169 (Darling 77 Hill 44;. BRISBANE, November 11. Against Nevt South Wales, Queensland iu their first innings made 145 (Hartigan «3Q, Browa 30). New South Wales have lost one wioket for 109. THE ORIOKET TROUBLE. SYDNEY, November 10. There is a possibility of the crioket dispute being re-opened. Mr Noble, wilting on behalf of the players suspended by the Cricket Association, whD were subsequently reinstated with oertain conditions, demands that the re-instatement shall be unconditional. This is considered to mean that if the request is not acceded to the players will refuse to play for New Sooth Wales this season.