AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
RETRENCHME^T. A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE OF A DIVER. THE NEWCASTLE MINES. CUP SCRATCHINGS. Sydney, July 16. It is estimated that the annual savings to be made in the Mines, Lands and Treasury Departments will amount to £84,000, A diver working at the wreck of the Catterthun put up an unexpected record dive. A heavy ground surge carried, him off the deck of the sunken vessel and landed him in the ocean bed thirty fathoms deep. He was hauled np by those on the pant none the worse for his experience. work of preparation for the resumption of work in the Newcastle collieries is going on apace and it is believed that nearly all the men will he employed. The old hands are signing the new agreement, as it is a case of doing that or starving. There is a very bitter feeling in the hearts of the men at having to submit. The pits will start work on Monday. Melbourne, July 14. Scratching?*—Melbourne Cup, Black Squall; CauLfield Cup, Magic.
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Hastings Standard, Issue 69, 16 July 1896, Page 3
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170AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Hastings Standard, Issue 69, 16 July 1896, Page 3
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