INTERCOLONIAL.
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MELBOURNE, August 14. Further soaking rain has practically assured the wheat crop.
ADELAIDE, August 14. The discharge of the Gulf of Martabau's cargo is proceeding. The damage to both vessel and cargo is very extensive.
HOBART, August 14. The Legislative Council struck out the clause in the Commonwealth Bill providing that the senators shall be chosen "by the people.
BRISBANE, August 14. The Mining Commission's report makes a ,number of recommendations for the better ventilation of mines and for the safety of the miners, and for giving greater security to the miners in regard to wages. It suggests a number of alterations in reference to mining leases and labor conditions after registration. Company directors are to be made personally liable if they incur greater liability than that stipulated in the articles of association. It also recommends that a mining bureau be established in London, the establishment of technological museums on a small scale throughout the colony, and the registration of brokers.
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Evening Star, Issue 10393, 14 August 1897, Page 2
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165INTERCOLONIAL. Evening Star, Issue 10393, 14 August 1897, Page 2
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