The last stage of the Melbourne to Sydney motor reliability trial was completed at the Circular Quay weighbridge on Saturday afternoon and evening, when 25 competitors, ...
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Article : 61 wordsLarkin superintended the ballot on the question whether the port and dock employees at Dublin should resume work. The result was slightly below the ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Mon 12 Jan 1914, Page 9
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