The Sydney Hunt Club meeting which took place yesterday, was the most successful ever held under the auspices of the club Racing opened against backers, but, as it progressed, it turned in their favour, and the ...
Article : 427 wordsThe papers relative to the guns at Steel Point Battory, the printing of which was ordered by the Legislative Council at a late hour last Friday evening, have been expeditiously issued by the Government ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 11 Jul 1889, Page 5
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