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Article : 68 wordsThe Sultan of Zanzibar has abolished the legal status of slavery within his dominions. ...
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Article : 254 wordsThis morning Mr. A. A. Burford, secretary of the Operative Bootmakers' Union, received the following telegram from Mr. W. J. Wise, secretary of the Barrier branch of the A.M.A., Broken ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 8 Apr 1897, Page 5
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