AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 14, 29 December 1911, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

LONDON FEDERAL OFFICES. (Received 29, 10.40 a.m.) Sydney, December 29. The Federal Cabinet has decided to proceed in the acquirement of the Strand site in London, and also in the erection of the Commonwealth offices. MOUNT DANDENONG ACCIDENT. Received 29, 10.40 a.m.) Melbourne, December 29. It is now stated that the Mount Daudcnong coach accident was less serious than at first thought. The driver, who was conveyed to Melbourne, was the worst sufferer, and he is expectd to recover. The accident resulted from a lady passenger grabbing one of the reins. BIG AGRICULTURAL SCHEME. (Received 29, 10.40 a.m.) Sydney, December 29. A Scottish syndicate, headed by a member of the recent Scottish Commission, proposes to take sufficient land in South Australia to have dOOO acres under crop yearly. NEW SOUTH WALES HARVEST. (Received 29, 10.40 a.m.) Sydney, December 29. Statistical returns show that 242,011 acres are under oats in New South Wales, the yield being estimated at 1,715,000 bushels of oats and 180,000 tons of hay. THE FEDERAL TERRITORY. (Received 29, 10.40 a.m.) Sydney, December 29. Six hundred thousand pounds have been placed on the Estimates for the resumption of land in the Federal" Territory.