The officer commanding Port Phillip fortress, Colonel W. Henry Hall, V.O., returned to Melbourne by the I.G.M.S. Roon on Saturday, and was attended on ...
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Article : 49 wordsMany members of the House of Commons, including the Prime Minister (Mr. H. H. Asquith) and Mr. A. J. Balfour, sent cordial greetings to the ...
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Article : 98 wordsThe Archbishop of Canterbury (Dr. Davidson) introduced to the Prime Minister (Mr. H. H. Asquith) yesterday, an influential deputation from the ...
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Article : 59 wordsThe officials in the Arnst-Webb race were:—Mr. F. Webb Jones, editor of the Wanganui "Herald," stakeholder; Mr. Cecil J. Wray, of Wanganui, referee; ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Wed 16 Dec 1908, Page 5
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