SYDNEY.--Sitting as a royal commission on Thursday, Mr. Justice Bring commenced an inquiry into the allegations of grafts against two members of the State ...
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Article : 137 wordsThe Japanese Cabinet has approved of a budget for 1921-1922 totalling £150,200,000. Of this sum £73,800,000 is for armaments. The navy budget is for £49,800,000, of ...
Article : 45 wordsThe contributions to the Alfred Hospital extension appeal yesterday included both cash and gifts in kind. Among the former was a cheque for £100 from Mr. ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Fri 3 Dec 1920, Page 7
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