AUSTRALIA
DROUGHT BELIEF FUND
.SYDNEY, April 22.
Mr Hugh Campbell, of I'oukitwa, Hawke's Bay. ha,s donated £100 to the Drought Pielk-f Fund, which has now reached £21,000. BOYCOTTED MINER SEEKS DA-MAGES. MELBOURNE, April 22A miner named Martell in suing the Victorian Miner* , Union for £1000 damages, owing to the loss of employment. The Union refused to admit him as a menik-r, and the miners declined to work with him, 60 the ColLery Company w.s compelled to dispense with his fervic*. QUEENSLAND TO CURTAIL lIOP.ROUING.
BRISBANp;, April 22. The State Treasurer etated thai foieration was responsible for th?. dislocation of the finanefs by over half a million. It was evident, net ocly to Que-'r-slaud but to Australia, thru in tbe i.a-sr, borrowing had been done too l.irgely. mv] ih« policy of loan esposdr.ur-; vouitl l:iv.> to'b- r, lr . tailed. TROUBLE AT IsOBFOLK ISLAND. (Received April 23rd, 1 a.m.)
NORFOLK ISLAND, April ;£. The Council of Elders hns resigned in a body aa a protest again;.t, th* dog t.ix. and also to direct attention to other grievances.
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Press, Volume LX, Issue 11565, 23 April 1903, Page 5
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