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Article : 106 wordsIn the Assembly to-day Mr. Catt presented a petition in favour of legislation against gambling, and especially advocating the suppression of the totalisator and ...
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Article : 442 wordsA seaman named Chamberlain, employed on the ship Yallaroi, had a dispute late to-night on the vessel with another man. In the course of the quarrel the latter ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Wed 20 Oct 1897, Page 5
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