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Article : 489 wordsAt the Municipal Council meeting last week at the aldermen were Present and the Mayor in the chair. After minutes of the previous had been read and confirmed, reports were mace. The temporary clerk, Aldermen Myers, stated that he ...
Article : 1,724 wordsThe Glen Innes Autumn Races took place last Wednesday and Thursday. The weather was fine on Wednesday, but on Thursday a cold wind blew all day, which made it rather uncomfortable, and no doubt was the cause in a great measure of the ...
Article : 601 wordsIt has been finally decided to held a grand ball on the occasion of the railway opening. The use of the building fitted up for the banquet bus been granted for the purpose, and the lighting will be provided by the Government. No pains will be spared to make ...
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1871 - 1912), Sat 2 Jun 1883, Page 1031
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