The Empire League's Duke of Devonshire prize for best essay on "Unifleation as Distinguished from Federation" was awarded to Mr. Sedgewick, a pupil of Westminster ...
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Article : 121 wordsDr. Von Bethmann-Hollweg, German Imperial Chancellor, has had a cordial interview with Count Berchtold, the Austrian Foreign Minister. ...
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Article : 74 wordsThe forthcoming elections to the City Council are attracting unusual interest. The Labour Party intends to make a strong bid to obtain control of the ...
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Article : 70 wordsThe New Standing Order with reference to the Speaker's powers has been sent to the Governor for signature. The ministerial interpretation of the Standing Order ...
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Northern Star (Lismore, NSW : 1876 - 1954), Mon 9 Sep 1912, Page 5
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