The spectacle must have been somewhat of a surprise to Sir Hartley Williams when he entered the Methodist Church in Fitzroy yesterday afternoon with Lady Williams for the ...
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Article : 45 wordsThe returning officer for the north-western province yesterday declared Mr. Joseph Major Pratt duly re-eltcted, his being the only nomination. Mr. W. F. Tatchell, ex-M.L.A. ...
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Article : 113 wordsThe French Minister for the Colonies states that he is not aware that any negotiations have taken place between the Governor of New Caledonia and ...
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Article : 371 wordsAn accident occurred yesterday at Spa to the Queen of Belgium, during a riding excursion. Her majesty, while leaping her horse over a fence, sustained a serious ...
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Article : 120 wordsThe final competition for places in the intercolonial rifle team took place at the Sandy Bay range yesterday, and the following secured positions:--Lieutenants Croft, Pitt and Gatty ...
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Article : 108 wordsAn extraordinary encounter took place yesterday near Lowestoft, on the Suffolk coast, between a British coastguard boat and a Belgian trawler, which was poaching ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Mon 2 Sep 1895, Page 5
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