The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Asquith), addicting a meeting at Lancaster last night, said that the increase in the price of coal was due to the enormous ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Fri 17 Jan 1908, Page 5
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