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SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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FIRST AUSTRALIA FUND, INC.
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(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
MIRA, L.P.
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PRESS RELEASE
November 15, 2000
Mira, L.P. ("Mira") announced today that it has reached an agreement with
EquitiLink Holdings Limited, EquitiLink Limited, EquitiLink International
Management Limited, and EquitiLink U.S.A., Inc. to purchase 2,742,461 shares of
the common stock of First Australia Fund, Inc. (the "Fund"). One outcome of this
agreement is that Mira has ended its efforts to solicit proxies in opposition to
the Fund's proposals for a new management agreement and new advisory agreement
(the "New Agreements") with EquitiLink to be voted on at a Special Meeting of
Shareholders on November 30, 2000. Mira will now vote all of its shares in favor
of the New Agreements and urges all of the Fund's shareholders to do the same.
Mira is, therefore, officially withdrawing its proxy solicitation in opposition
to the New Agreements proposed by the Fund.
