A letter from Mr. John Higginson, one of the promoters of the New Hebrides Colonisation Company, is published in Le Temps, defending the occupation of the islands by the ...
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Article : 221 wordsMr. F. Sohey, M.P., and general secretary of the Railway Employes Association, on Saturday night addressed the members of the newly formed branch of the association here. The ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Mon 22 Aug 1887, Page 5
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