The newly-elected Mayor of Melbourne (Councillor M. D. M'Eacharn) gave his inaugural dinner at the Town-hall last evening. About 600 gentlemen sat down to the ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Wed 10 Nov 1897, Page 5
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