At yesterday's sitting of the Imperial Congress of Chambers of Commerce, which is now being held in London, a resolution was passed affirming that it was desirable that ...
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Article : 28 wordsThe amount of ingenuity which the Boers have developed during the present campaign in order to hoodwink and harass the British is really astonishing. They have shown an ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Sat 30 Jun 1900, Page 9
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