Mr. Hiram Percy Maxim, son of Sir Hiram Maxim, the inventor of the maxim gun, recently claimed to have invented "a silent firearm," which, when used with ...
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Advertising : 391 wordsThe recent Appeal Court has reduced the council's rates for the year by £2,648. Land rallies unimproved were reduced from £686,878 to £579,213. An apeal his ...
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The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929), Thu 27 Aug 1908, Page 5
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