The building committee of the Kurri District Hospital met at the Empire Hotel last evening. Present—Messrs. Rees in the chair, Stanley Williams, Smith, Aston, ...
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Article : 26 wordsNew South Wales: Clearing showers on the coast and becoming fine generally, but a change for rain approaching the western districts with northerly winds. ...
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The Maitland Daily Mercury (NSW : 1894 - 1939), Wed 20 May 1908, Page 5
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