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Press Association—By T-olegrapb—Copyright. LAND FOR SETTLEMENT. MELBOURNE, March 15. (Received March 15, at tu.4 a.m.). Ercildoune, the late Sir Samuel Wilson's station, is to be acquired by private purchasers, assisted by the Land Purchase Board, for purposes of closer settlement. A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. (Received March IS, at 11.42 p.m.) A fire at Wooiuina, on the south coast, destroyed two business places, a timber yard, and a sawmill. The township was at. one time threatened with destruction, but a timely fall of rain saved it. The damage is about £3000. THE BROKEN HILL FIRE. Despite all efforts to suppress it the fire in the Broken Hill Proprietary mine is slowly spreading, and the position is becoming serious. A PLAGUE CASE. (Received March 16, at 0.49 a.m.) A girl has been found to be infected with plague. She resided near the place where the last case occurred. AN OVERWORKED GOVERNOR. BRISBANE, March 15. (Received March 15. at 10.4 a.m.) Lord Chelmsford, Governor of Queensland, is suffering from a slight stroke brought on by mental overwork. His medical advisers insist on three months' rest.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 13543, 16 March 1906, Page 5
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182INTERCOLONIAL. Otago Daily Times, Issue 13543, 16 March 1906, Page 5
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