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A sensational accident Occident m a mine at Bendigo (Victoria). A cage was being lowered to the 300 ft level when the grippers caught the wood at 1100 ft, about 400 ft of slack wire-rope pouring on top of the susponded cage, almost strangling the occupants, who were three hours m their perilous position before being released. A Router's telegram from Pekin state 3 that there is no foundation for the statement that Sir Claudo Macdonald had protested against the leasing of Port Arthur to Russia. Mr Chamberlain declined to recommend the disallowance of the West Australian Alien Immigrants Act. The reason given is that the feeling m Anstralia is very strong upon the subject, and he does not desire to conflict with the dec"sion arrived at by the conference of Australian Premiers.
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Ellesmere Guardian, Volume XIX, Issue 1933, 19 March 1898, Page 3
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