A Darwin message states that Constable W. Langdon has returned with eight prisoners, five witnesses, and one interpreter after having solved the mystery of the disappearance ...
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Article : 210 wordsTerania Shire Council has fixed its general rate for 1934 at /2½ in the £ on the unimproved capital value. This is the same as for last year. The other rates also remain ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Mon 15 Jan 1934, Page 10
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