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SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

The camels imported by Mr Elder are auswering admirably for *,the. ,' carriage of •wool from the Far . North to Port Augusta. ► ■ • Major "Warburton, who started about three mouths ago on an exploring expedition to the north- westcrnjpart of the'eontine'nt in that unknown -"country afc '.the back of the Great Australian Big}i|y-,,ai'-fived at' Mount Margaret ou the' iyt'li bf July.' News wnp ' received in 'Adelaide that the whole p'avty were safe and. well. Major Warburton was to start for the e^: ploi-ttion of No Man's Land. -,-.-«. - ''. Jiu'freßo'.ithby'a def«nce went hojjie by the^dhJ^jLHeirefu'sed to ad£-d/JL

through the Government, whomlhe de?crjbes as his prosecutors. Theie is a deficiency in colouiJ exports of a quarter of a million pounds . on the past half-year as compared wich the same six months last year. Tlie Government tire using every effort to find work for the unemployed. Information has been received from Fowler's Bay and the Bight reporting vpry favorably of the country. Water and feed were abundant.

Mr Wildma i, Secretary of the Crown Lands department-, is awaiting- his trial for embezz!etn-nt of Government funds. The defalcations in the office are over LI 2OO. -Suspicion was excited by his absence, and then it was found that he had. attempted to escape from the colony. He was arrested at Swanhill.

Tlie Governor has turned the first 'Jsod of Iho Stratharbyn and Middleton Tram* way yjL-stcrday. • ~

QUEENSLAND. „ The following items are from the Brisbane papers: —

The Herbert Ministry has succumbed to the popular feeling against it, and resigned. Mr Arthur Macdlister was tent for, and the late Ministry reinstated. Mr Macalister re-umed office, pledged, to the policy lately propounded by his Government to Parliament, and embodied in their Lasid Bill, both as to the price of knd and the leasing clauses. The new Ad.ninistration consists of Macalister, Premier; M-Leau, Treasurer; Bell, Lands and Works; Lilley, Attorney-General. And all but Mr M'Lean have been returned unopposed.

A public meeting has been held £or the purpose o? talcing steps to petition Her Majesty the Queen to recall His. Excellency Sii' Georgo Bo wen from the governorship of the colony. The meeting was a crowded one, but perfect order was maintained, 'the -petition has been signed by 3000 peisons.

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West Coast Times, Issue 295, 3 September 1866, Page 3

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SOUTH AUSTRALIA. West Coast Times, Issue 295, 3 September 1866, Page 3

SOUTH AUSTRALIA. West Coast Times, Issue 295, 3 September 1866, Page 3

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