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Article : 307 wordsThe Select Committee of the Legislative Assembly appointed to report on the Bill for the construction of harbour works at Lake Illawarra visited the site of the proposed harbour last week, going there by special train. ...
Article : 739 wordsLady Norman held her first reception on the 9th instant. There was a very large and fashionable attendance. The schooner Lucy and Adelaide arrived at ...
Article : 368 wordsOwing to the increased demand for space at the Dunedin Exhibition, the accommodation has been enlarged by 100,000ft. The Maori who was convicted of the murder of ...
Article : 59 wordsOn the 9th, daring the absence of the elder children of Mr. Plaisted, the well-known organist at Box Hill, at their uncle's funeral, the younger children returned from school and found the house ...
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1871 - 1912), Sat 18 May 1889, Page 1046
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