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Article : 74 wordsSir,—In the very lenghty letter of Mr. Byron Moore's, to the Chief Secrtary, published in your yesterday's issue, it is made to appear, by the frequent mentionof "Mr. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 53 wordsThe bogus baronet, "Sir John Marwick," alias George Croft, an account of whose recent history has already appeared in "The Argus," was before the City Court Bench ...
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Article : 138 wordsThe Yarraville police have been notified that Raumond E. Butler has been missing since December 30 from his lodgings, 39 Blackwood-street Butler is described as of ...
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Article : 46 wordsThe following tenders for public works being the lowest received have been recommended for acceptance:—Repairs and painting, Court-house, Mortlake, Fiddes and Morgan. £87/18/6; clearing and ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 90 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday. — The team of Auckland bowlers were to-day beaten by 133 to 125 by the New South Wales team that toured New Zealand last year. ...
Article : 57 wordsDONALD.—Mr. J. Lovett had a narrow escape of having his farm, about half a mile from Donald, burnt out on Tuesday afternoon. The fire, which started in the stable, was extinguished before ...
Article : 44 wordsWill be published on Thursday. 23rd of January, a very uncommon and important book, entitled "Apples and Tobacco," showing the advisability of substituting an apple-esting [?] for the ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Fri 24 Jan 1908, Page 6
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