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Article : 34 wordsContrary to expectations the Mount Morgan directors did not meet this morning; but it has now transpired that at the meeting on Thursday it was decided that they should pay a ...
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Article : 264 wordsMr. H. M. Stanley, the African explorer, has sold the copyright of the history of his recent expedition for the relief of Emin Pasha, which will be published shortly, for £40,000. ...
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Article : 497 wordsAt the Monthly Full Court commencing to-morrow, Mr. Alexander Costello will apply to be admitted as a barrister of the Supreme Court of Queensland. The following ...
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The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Mon 2 Dec 1889, Page 2
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