Australian.
Sydney, Maroh 17. . The premises of Gibbs, Shallard ifc C 0.,: printers were partially de-' ; stroyed by fire last night.*: Heavy damage was sustained before the' fire was extinguished. The insurances amount to £BB,OOO. The. damagedone by the fire at Gibbs, Shallard & Co.'sis estimated at; .L10,00(j. The South British offioe has a-risk of LIOO.O.
At Coraki, atownon the EMi mond Biver, a man named Gardy attempted.,to kill another man named McLennon with a knife, Failing in the attempt, however, Gardy committed suicide. Melbourne, Maroh 18, It- is understood that after' the general election Government will make a preliminaay grant of L2OOO to enable Victoria to be officially -represented at-the Duuedin Exhibition. Brisbane, March 18; _ Since February, 1887, not six inches of rain have fallen in Tambo District.' The effects of? v the long continued drought are terrible, many selections being unable to carry a single beast. -
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WDT18890319.2.10
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3157, 19 March 1889, Page 2
Word count
Tapeke kupu
147Australian. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3157, 19 March 1889, Page 2
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in