VICTORIA.
Melbourne, Mondavi A hawker named Gordon was balled up nt Domana, 47 miles south of Melbourne, by two armed men, who tied him to ft tree. The bushrangers then freed the 1 horses from the van and decamped with 1 the cash box and a quantity of clothing. The Board of Health does not consider ' that special steps are required to prevent 1 the spread oi cholera to the colony. (Received August SO, 12.30 a.m.) The barque Newfield, 1275 tons, bound , from Sharpness to Brisbane with a earg* i of salt, ran ashore daring rough weather ; on Sunday near Cardies river, on the Victorian coast In a few ruinates alter she struok five and a half feet of water was reported in the hold. The captain (G. Scott) and 25 men then prepared to land, bnt one boat was dashed to pieces alongside the wreck, while the other was stvamped. The captain and eight men were drowned. Nine men reached the shore safely, and the remaining eight aw still clinging to the rigging of the illfated vessel. Every effort is being made to rescue those on board.
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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 9144, 30 August 1892, Page 2
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188VICTORIA. Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 9144, 30 August 1892, Page 2
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