Was it not little Watts who said, "the minds the standard of the man?" No big follow would ever say it. Lately the old dispute has been revived anent the physical size of men in ...
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Article : 96 wordsA considerable quantity of land in various parishes within a short distance of Brisbane was thrown open for conditional and unconditional selection at the Hand Commissioner's office ...
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The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Tue 8 Mar 1892, Page 2
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