Lord Kitchener has decided to transform the Imperial Light Horse (a Natal force) into a truly Imperial brigade, by adding there to squadrons of British, Canadian, and ...
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Article : 66 wordsThe draft of a bill to authorise the construction of an electric railway from London to Brighton has been deposited, at the Treasury. The capital of the proposed ...
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The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Thu 9 Jan 1902, Page 4
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