Prospecting in Western Australia.
Melbourne, Jan. 20.
Numbers of disappointed fortune-hunters are returning from Weßtern Australia, and judging by a letter received from a prospector at Menzies, the wonder is that so many are able to hang on at all. The writer Bays flour is selling at £65 per ton, a small loaf coßta Is 3d ; chaff, 9d per lb ; meat, Is 3d per lb when procurable, and then ouly mutton ; fowls, two guineas per pair ; eggs, 12s to 18s per dozen ; water, 8d per gallon ; board, three to four guineas per week. Fever is very prevalent, the average death rate being three per week.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/PBH18960120.2.25
Bibliographic details
Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7533, 20 January 1896, Page 3
Word Count
105Prospecting in Western Australia. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7533, 20 January 1896, Page 3
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in