It was announced this morning that General De Wet and Mr. Steyn were going to meet General Louis Botha in the Ermelo district of the Transvaal. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 19 wordsThe Wimmera Shire Council has voted £[?], and the Arapiles Shire Council £[?], towards the cost of the erection in Melbourne of a statue in memory of her late Majesty Queen Victoria. The ...
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Article : 80 wordsAlfred Scott, earetaker of the golf links at Bondi, was fishing in company with some companions on the rocks at Ben Buckler this morning, when a wave swept ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thu 4 Apr 1901, Page 5
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