As month succeeds month the Customs and Excise revenue continues to show a substantial increase The estimate for the six months ended ...
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Article : 210 wordsThe Cairo-Karachi air liner, conveying Sir Samuel and Lady Maud Hoare, has arrived here. ...
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Article : 152 wordsThe school residence at Gillett's Ridge, near Ulmarra, together with the contents, was totally destroved by fire yesterday. The house was of weatherboard and was ...
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Article : 97 wordsFollowing the example of a number of other Ministers, the Minister for Markets and Migration (Mr. Patterson) will avail himself of aerial transport to make a ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Wed 5 Jan 1927, Page 13
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