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Article : 344 wordsIt is understood that it is the intention of the defeated Labour Premier (Mr. Elmsile) to submit to the Lieutenant-Govorner (Sir John Madden), when he returns to Melbourne from ...
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Article : 87 wordsThe "Daily Chronicle" states that the Cabinet has decided to, eliminate from the Home Rule Bill the provisions regarding the transfer of the post-office to the Irish ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 18 Dec 1913, Page 9
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