The Chinese Cabinet and the Assembly have accepted the Nanking proposal that the Presidency of the Republic small be inaugurated in Peking. ...
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Article : 20 wordsMr. C. C. Eitel, the secretary of the Australasian Antarctic expedition, which left Hobart for Antarctica, via Macquarie island, in the Aurora on ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 18 wordsIt may be pointed out that from the Bay of Whales to Hobart means a sea voyage of over 2,500 miles, while from the South Pole to the Bay of Whales ...
Article : 300 wordsThe Board of Trade returns show that for the month of February imports increased by £3,648,163, as compared with the preceding month, ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Sat 9 Mar 1912, Page 5
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