AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
SEVER® DROUGHT IN QUEENSLAND. BT 'EL3OIEIB TEIEOEATH OOPTBIOBT. (Received Nov. 2, 9,20 a.m.) ‘ BRISBANE, Not. 2. Th-r;> is a devastating drought in the west and the country ia in a distressful condition, lire residents in ' some places ore dependent on the railway tank for water supplies. Trains carrying water for stock are running to the interior. * NEW GUINEA MISMANAGED. ■ (Received Nov. 2, 9.20 a.m.) BRISBANE, Nov, 2. Passengers arriving from New Guinea charge the Commonwealth with neglect of the territory. Almost the \3role revenue is swallowed up by the cost of administration. BUSH FIRES ON NORTH COAST. • (Received Nov. 2, 9.20 ami.) SIDNEY, Nov. 2. The north coast districts are suffering severely from bush fires. A number of settlers’ houses have been burnt and much*damage has been done in the district.
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Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144826, 2 November 1915, Page 3
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133AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144826, 2 November 1915, Page 3
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