AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
♦ FLOODS FOLLOW DROUGHT. • MANY SHEEP DROWNED. A. and N.Z. SYDNEY, Dec. 8. Rain continues to fall steadily in the dryareas, though much more is "wanted. Heavy falls occurred in some other disi tricts. The country round Glen Innes is | flooded, and much damage has been done to crops, many sheep being drowned. VICTORIA'S WHEAT YIELD. LARGE SURPLUS PREDICTED. A. and N.Z. MELBOURNE. Dec. 8. In the House of Assembly Mr. D. S. j Oman, Minister for Agriculture, estimated the present -wheat harvest yield at 11,000,000 bushels in excess of requirements. ITALY TO AUSTRALIA. NEW SHIPPING LIKE. > A. and N.Z. SYDNEY, Dec. 8. The first steamer of the new Italian bimonthly service, known as Lloyds-Sabando, has arrived. The service includes Antwerp, Italian ports, and Australia. LEGISLATORS' SALARIES. WEST AUSTRALIAN INCREASES. A. and N.Z. PERTH, Dec. 8. The Legislative Council gassed the Bill increasing members' salaries' from £300 to £400 a year. it
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17338, 9 December 1919, Page 9
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