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N.S.W. WHEAT. (Australian Press Association) SYDNEY, May 2. Brokers efforts to. buy .New. South Wales si 16 wheat to fulfil overseas local contracts resulted in a. sharp advance Prices .during the week, have risen from 2s 4d to 2s 8-J-d. AUSTRALIA'S BUTTER EXPORT SYDNEY, May 2. The Australian export record in butter of two and half million boxes in 1924-25, is likely to be exceeded this year. Approximately only one hundred and sixty thousand boxes are now required to reach the record total and shipments from the Commonwealth are still proceeding. BU-uLET HITS TRAIN. SYDNEY, May 4. A bullet smashed the window of a train travelling through MacDonald Town last night. The missile splintered the glass a few inches from where Hon. Farleigh M.L.C. was .■ sitting. In the next compartment was Mr Bavin, leader of the Nationalist Party. Police and Parliamentarians scout the idea that the bullet was intended for them. BRISBANE CITY ELECTIONS. BRISBANE, May 4. The City Council elections for 20 wards resulted in th e defeat of several Nationalist Party candidates, Labour candidates being the mogt successful. The parties now stand: Labour eight. Civic Reform six. Nationalist Citizens three. Non-Party three. AIRMEN DELAYED. - - BRISBANE, May 4. The airmen, Fairbairn and Shenstone arrived at Oloncurry. They will be qc. laved for several days there, owing to damage to the plane when it struck a ditch ip landing.
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Hokitika Guardian, 4 May 1931, Page 6
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