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Article : 63 wordsA terrible railway accident has taken place at Chauny, in Prance. An express train from Paris to Cologne came into collision with a goods train. Ten passengers were killed and 20 were injured. ...
Article : 65 wordsSir Robert Herbert, Acting Agent-General for Tasmania, is hopeful of being able to place the shipment of Tasmanian wood blocks brought, by the steamer Culgoa from Hobart at an average ...
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The Maitland Weekly Mercury (NSW : 1894 - 1931), Sat 15 Sep 1894, Page 2
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