AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
By Telegraph—rreii Association Copyright. HEAVY PAINS IN QUEENSLAND.
(Received February 7, 1.2 a.m.)
BmsßAKji. February 6. Reports of tremendous rains continue to com© from the western districts.. The dams are full in places where they have not been tilled since 1890. From nine to eleven inches cfre common records.
A vast expanse of country is covered with) flood waters.
SYDNEY WOOL SALES
(Received February 7, 1.2 a.m.)
Sydney:, February 6. At the wool sales to-day the largest catalogue submitted this season was presented. Competition was good for greasies of best, qualities. The lop price was 12Jd.
AUSTRALIA'S EXPORTS.
Stdnkt, February 6.
The total oversea exports from the Com. monweakh for the last year were £56,750,547, which is £737.869 less than the preceding year. The decrease was in gold shipments. Of the total, wool is responsible for £19,800,000; wheat, for £4,140,000 ; and butter for £2,447,000.
THE PLaulE. Brisbane, February 6. % A plague-stricken rat has been discovered at Thursday Island.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13095, 7 February 1906, Page 5
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