Sir John Macdonald, Premier of Canada, who became seriously ill during the recent general election campaign, and who has been in a moribund condition for some ...
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Article : 615 wordsOutdoor sports are so much an institution with Melbourne people on a Saturday afternoon that it is only when they have some special attraction to offer that theatrical managers come ...
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Article : 298 wordsA shocking railway fatality occurred at the Burnley station, East Richmond, shortly before 4 o'clock on Saturday afternoon, the victim being a young man of the laboring class ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Mon 8 Jun 1891, Page 5
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