AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
By Telegraph.—Press Association.— WATER WANTED AT BROKEN HILIi^ Received June 21, 6.30 P m.) Sydney, June 21. The water supply at Broken Hill will only. last ten days. The New South Wales Government has asked the South Australia* Government to despatch water trains. SIR F. SARGOOD'S ESTATE. (Received June 21. 5.30 pin.) Melbourne, June 21. The late Sir P. Sargood's estate is valued at £195,000. DEFENCE MATTERS. Adelaide, June 20. General Hutton, in. speaking on defence matters, said that it was important, owing to developments in the Far East, thai Port Darwin Should be properly defended,, it being the nearest Australian port to the ■ Persian Gulf and Port Arthur. SENSATIONAL GOLD FIND. Brisbane, June 20. A sensational gold find has been mada at Big Hill. A miner named Pratten dis-' covered rubbly stone at a depth of 2ft,. and obtained 9oz from a bucketful. A rush; has set in.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XL, Issue 12303, 22 June 1903, Page 5
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