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Evening Post, Volume XXI, Issue 58, 11 March 1881, Page 2

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.» SERIOUS FIRE IN QUEENSLAND. HEAVY LOSS BY NEW ZEALAND COMPANIES. FUTHER EXHIBITION AWARDS. THE CERBERUS DISASTER. THE VICTORIAN REFORM BILL. jREUTERS TELEGRAMS.! Sydney, 10th March. , The steamer Collaroy, which went ashore on the coast near Sydney on the 20th January last, is still in the same position. She was sold at auction to-day, as she now lies, for £515. Sailed — Wakatipn, for Wellington. Brisbane, 10th Maroh. A serious fire occurred to-day at Toowoomba, Queensland, and caused the destruction of, six houses. , ,The insurances comprise £1000 in the New Zealand Company and £1500 in the South British. Melbourne, .This Day. The following further Exhibition awards have been announced : — First order of merit — P. and D.- Duncan, Christohnroh, and Reid 1 and Gray, Dunedin," for ploughs ; Henry, > Walton, Wellington, for basils. Second order of merit— JP. and D. Doncan, Christohuroh, for plough; John Walker, C.E., Thames, for designs for farm buildings. An ixHjueet on the reinairis of the meri'who mefc, with. their, death by the disaster to the ,boitf;^o£s3gß Qerbqrus failed to eluoidate any fresh facts in conneotion with the explosion.' fl In the Legislative last night, theßeform Bill was under consideration in aaftfflSjHjfcrtft bflhe whole. Aa=tb* Government fa Bubmit to 'any amendment, the Opposition, abstained from discussion, and most of the clauses of the bill passed through committee.