A crowd estimated at 20,000 persons assembled on the Yarra -bank, near the Queen's statue, yesterday afternoon in connection with the May day celebration. ...
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Article : 83 wordsThe Canadian Government has submitted a proposal for a reciprocity treaty with Australia. Sir William Lyne, the Commonwealth ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Mon 6 May 1907, Page 5
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