PROPOSAL TO BUILD A NEW DOCK. The boats and trains arriving at Williamstown after midday on Saturday brought numbers of people anxious to witness the ...
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Article : 290 wordsThere can be no doubt whatever that the attitude taken up by the Premiers of Victoria and South Australia at the Sydney conference on Saturday led to Sir William ...
Article : 746 wordsOne of the recognised events for Christmas night is a concert in the Exhibition Building. As great care is exercised in obtaining the assistance of leading artists, ...
Article : 295 wordsA sad drowning accident has happened at Blackman's Point, near Port Macquarie. Robert and Edith Manning, aged 10 and 12 respectively, son and daughter of Mrs. ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Wed 26 Dec 1900, Page 6
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