Sir,—The Sugar Commission which has just concluded its sittings in Sydney is evidently determined not to consider how the sugar tax affects country ...
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Article : 263 wordsAt the conference of Chambers or Manufactures in Sydney, Mr. J. Martin (Victoria) moved—"That while condemning the action of the Commonwealth ...
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Singleton Argus (NSW : 1880 - 1954), Sat 2 Mar 1912, Page 3
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