His, Excellency the Governor (Sir Thomas Gibson Carmichael) left Melbourne yester day to attend the Kerang Show. Mr. T. Pat terson, secretary of the Royal Agricultural ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Wed 5 Oct 1910, Page 13
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