Apparently the suggestion to honour the memory of the Marquis of Linlithgow by creeting a statue at Government-house gates has given expression to a desire that ...
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Article : 114 words"It is decidedly a good ldea," was the opinion expressed by the Premier (Mr. Bent) on the proposal to creet a statue to the late Marquis of Linlithgow, which was ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Fri 6 Mar 1908, Page 5
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