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A DIVER'S TRAGIC FATE. VICTORIAN PARLIAMENT: GOVERNMENT IN A MINORITY BY TEN. INTERCOLONIAL CRICKET DROUGHT STOPPING WORK AT MOUNT MORGAN. SYDNEY. Nov. 13. Received 13th, 10.30 p.m. The Socialist League intend to run six candidates for the Federal Senate. A diver named Roderic was suffocated in Mort's Dock to-day, a piece of wood he had detached having jammed his air supply pipe. A cable from Taku announces the death of Dr Steele, who accompanied the contingent to China. MELBOURNE, Nov. 13. Received 13th, 10.30 p.m Members of the Assembly have been sworn in, and Mr Mason has been re-elected Speaker. At the formal opening to-morrow, Sir G. Turner moves a no-confidence motion. The marking of the seats shows a Government minority of ten. BRISBANE, Nov. 13. Received 13th, 10.35 p.m. Smelting has been partially stopped at the Mount Morgan mine owing to shortage of water, and unless rain comes very shortly many will be thrown out of work. ADELAIDE, Nov. 13 Received 13th, 10 55 p.m. Victoria in their first innings made 403. Additional chief scorers — Armstrong 118, McLeod 53, Ross (not out) 67. Trovers took 4 wickets for 98, Giffen.2 for 146, Jones 2 for 97, Matthews 2 for 42. In their second innings the South Australians have lost two wickets for 122— Hill 70, Leak (not out) 37.
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Southland Times, Issue 14797, 14 November 1900, Page 3
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