THE COMMONWEALTH.
WELCOME RAINS. (By Telegraph—Press Association.—Copyright) SYDNEY, July 13. Received July 14, 12.50 a.m. Heavy rains over the central and coastal districts have been greatly ap. predated. TEE LABOUR COMMISSION. SYDNEY, July 13. Received July 14, 12.50 a.m. The City Surveyor was the first witness at the Labour Commission who did not complain of shortage of hands. He stated that he had plenty of applicants for vacancies. A TRAIN DERAILED. SYDNEY, July 13, Received July 14, 12.50 a.m. A landslide of 100 tons of earth oocurred at a new bridge. A western passenger train ran into it, and was derailed. No one was injured. CUSTOMS RETURNS. MELBOURNE. July IS Received July 14, 12.50 a.m. Customs and excise revenue for the twelve months in the Commonwealth, totals £12,911,987; in New South Wales £5,341,199. HEAVY EXPENDITURE PREDICTED, SYDNEY, July 13. Mr Holman, Acting-Premier, told the Farmers’ and Settlers’ Conference that two millions would be spent immediately on the duplication of railway lines, and also £410,000 in increasing accommodation in Darling harbour railway yards and £700,000 on a low level road around the foreshore of the harbour.
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Southland Times, Issue 16786, 14 July 1911, Page 5
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