Mr. Ewing, M.P., the Vice-President of the Executive Council, is at present in Sydney. The Minister for Defence in this Government is Senator Playford, but as it is necessary ...
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Article : 107 wordsGeorge Selby, a hairdresser, at Kent Town, had a too crushed on Saturday by a horse. Lockjaw set in, and the man died at the Adelaide Hospital. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Tue 9 Jan 1906, Page 7
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