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Article : 120 wordsOn Wednesday evening Mr. E. Terry, M.L.A., addressed the electors at the Rydalmere Hotel. He expressed his gratitude to the electors for having returned him to the position of their representative. ...
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Article : 33 wordssir,—I was somewhat surprised to read in an article in the "Herald" of July 29 that the inclusion of Mr. Ashton in the Cabinet "would be nothing less than an affront to the definitely expressed ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Fri 5 Aug 1898, Page 5
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