AUSTRALIA.
United Prass Association—By Elaciri Telegraph—Copyright. A 'COAL FAMINE. (Received January lOth, 9.35 a.m.) SYDNEY, Jannu-ry 10. The difficulty v/ith the miners at Newcastle has been practically settled, and onlj two mines are not working. .*>v There is an unprecedented demand for ooa.l, and a famine exists at Adelaide and Melbourne, where the prices are up to £3 per. ton. DESTRUCTIVE BUSH FIRES. (Received January lOfch, 9.45 a.m.) SYDNEY, January 10. By destructive bush fires on the Riverine many thousand of acres of grass and a large quantity of stacked and standing wheat wew destroyed. OLD AGE PENSIONS. MELBOURNE, January 10. There are already over ten thousand applications for old age pensions.
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Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 10862, 11 January 1901, Page 5
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