It was in November, 1912, that the company entered on the work of opening up the spurs at 1140ft., and it was in January, 1913, that the first dividend was ...
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Article : 35 wordsThe Railway Commissioners had some thing additional to say to-day regarding the concessions on freight to be made in the carrying of fodder for starving stock. ...
Article : 179 wordsAs the dry spell continues uneasiness as to the outcome of harvesting and grazing operations becomes intensified. In the immediate neighborhood of Inglewood the ...
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Bendigonian (Bendigo, Vic. : 1914 - 1918), Tue 28 Jul 1914, Page 21
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