AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.)
Sydney, January 17. His Excellency" the Governor, acting upon the advice of the new Cabinet, has granted an immediate dissolution of Parliament.
Perth, January 17,
A terrible tragedy is reported from a country district. A settler named McPherson, his wife and an 11-year-old son were killed by an employee named Johnson. A daughter, aged 14, after witnessing the horrible fate of her parents, managed to effect her escape. Johnson has not yet been captured.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2578, 19 January 1889, Page 2
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79AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2578, 19 January 1889, Page 2
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