IT ought to be Very gratifying, to those who took part in the excellent concert for the benefit of the Rev. Mr. Draper, to learn from a criticism of the performance in a contemporary, ...
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Article : 98 wordsVali Mahomed, the assassin of Colonel Commeroff, one of the attaches of the Russian. Embassy in regard to whose execution communications have recently been exchanged ...
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The Week (Brisbane, Qld. : 1876 - 1934), Sat 12 Jun 1880, Page 14
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