It is gratifying to know that last week the railway revenue exceeded that of last year by L9460 10s 7d. However, the fact that the tar day traffic in included in last week's [?] ...
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Advertising : 798 wordsSo far the detectives have made little progress in obtaining a clue to the perpetrator of the murder of the Indian hawker, Sultan Allum, at Ballarat. It is pretty clear that the motive for ...
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Article : 38 wordsThe South Melbourne Bench to-day discussed the question whether a respectable man should be arrested for drunkenness. It appeals that the ' Argus' made certain statements to the ...
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Mount Alexander Mail (Vic. : 1854 - 1917), Wed 15 Apr 1903, Page 2
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