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Article : 603 wordsAn eleven aside match between the New Town and Cricketers Clubs, took place on Saturday on Mr. Marsh's small, but picturesquely situated ground, New Town, kindly granted by the ...
Article : 1,695 wordsSIR,—You have on more than one occasion urged the appointment of a Minister of Education, therefore I feel assured that a circumstance which has just occurred will confirm you in your views on this ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Mon 26 May 1879, Page 3
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