AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
- Melbourne^ January 13. ti_ A i. sharp shock of earthquake Was fete in Melbourne, and the .surrounding districts early on Sunday morning. ' Two prisoners attempted to escape from Pentridgeon Saturday by cutting holes in .the ceilings of their cells. The men, when captured, had a complete set of tools, also a rope and a change of clothina *T* h i. ey obt , ained them is unknown. *ttorts are being made to bving aboul
free trade .between: Queensland and Victoria in the interests of the Queensland sugar industry. . Sydney, January 13. . '. The steamer Austral was visited by 20,000 people on Sunday. Mr Hiigh Taylor, M.L. A., has been severely hurt by a kick from a horse. His condition causes grave fears. * Adelaide, January 13. At the inquest held on the fire at the Academy of Music it was Btated that the cause of the fire was a defective gas light, which ought to have been looked to by the management. " The Dredging Department has deepened the harbor of Port Adelaide to a depth of 22ft at low water, and the channel has been widened from 430 ft to 700 ft.
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Grey River Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 5094, 24 January 1885, Page 2
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