SIR,—As your valuable columns are always apen to receive the opinions of those anxious to promote what is beneficial, or to remove what is detrimental to the general public, we trust you will oblige us by giving ...
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Article : 477 wordsSIR,—Having been for some years interested in the progress and working of the different Fire Brigades in Sydney, I have on several occasions attended on the ground at the University, for the purpose of witnessing ...
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Empire (Sydney, NSW : 1850 - 1875), Fri 6 Jan 1860, Page 5
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