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Article : 235 wordsST. PETERS.—Meeting held April 21. Present—The Mayor (Mr. W. Edwards), with Aldermen A. and G. Moore, Baker, Cranse, Geering, and M'Kechine. Minutes of last meeting read and confirmed. The Mayor submitted a report from the works ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Fri 2 May 1884, Page 8
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