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Article : 922 wordsSeveral equine identities that have lately been resting renewed their acquaintance with the tracks at Randwick yesterday morning, and among them were Vivian, Coil, and Fadladeen, each of whom ...
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Article : 212 wordsLast evening an organ recital was given in the Wesleyan Church, Waverley, by Mr. T. H. Mas[?]ey (organist, Christ Church, North Sydney) to a large audience. The organ, which possesses three manuals. ...
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Article : 68 wordsMessrs. Houlder Brothers' immense meat-carrying steamer Denton Grange yesterday arrived from London, via ports, consigned to Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co. Her dimensions are:—420ft. long. 54ft. beam, 32ft. 5in. deep, ...
Article : 46 wordsYOUR VERMIFORM APPENDIX is a little passage [?] the intestines with an entrance, but no outlet. If a lemon pip or an OAT HUSK gets in there you're a gone soon. Eat QUAKER OATS and take no chances. No ...
Article : 49 wordsThe half-yearly meeting of the local branch of the League of New South Wales Wheelmen was held last night, The report showed a satisfactory state of affairs. The following officers were ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Fri 2 Jul 1897, Page 6
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