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Article : 957 wordsSir,—I have to-day received a copy of the new Telephone Directory, closed at 15th september. This it has taken the department 53 days to get it ready and issued. ...
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Article : 207 wordsTo Monday evening two boys, crossing Lynch's bridge, over the Saltwater River at the Flemington rececourse, say the body of a man lying in the water. The police were ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Fri 8 Nov 1907, Page 5
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