AUSTRALIAN NEWS
VICTORIAN RAILWAYS. SERIOUS DRIFT OF FINANCES. (Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright.) MELBOURNE. January 19. Alarmed at the serious drift of thfinances of the Railwavs Department, the S*ate Ministry, according to the Premie V*(r Hmran) has decided to app "nt a Royal Commission to investigate the matter and to make recommendations designed to prevent further losses. RAIN IN NEW SOUTH WALES. BUSH FIRES EXTINGUISHED. SYDNEY, January 19. (Received Jan. 19, at 9 p.m.) Heavy rain over the southwestern districts, and it has relieved many critical drought situations There have been a number of railwav washouts Rain is still falling in Victoria, where, on the fringe of the Mallee country, floods are occurring Bush fires in other districts have been extinguished by the downpour, which the weather bureau classes as abnormally heavy.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 20311, 20 January 1928, Page 7
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