The SPEAKER (Hon. Nicholas Brown) took the chair at 4 o'clock. LAUNCESTON LIGHTING. Mr. M. J. CLARKE presented a petition ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Thu 28 Oct 1897, Page 3
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