"Can they do it?" "Will the rain spoil the wicket?" The cricket match was the only topic of conversation amongst the sporting section of the public last night. ...
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Article : 189 wordsA general meeting of the Australasian Grand Opera Company, Limited, was held at the Vienna Cafe. Mr. Plnschof presided over a sparse attendance. ...
Article : 164 wordsRussia's determination to secure a prompt settlement of the frontier dispute between Turkey and Persia, and to compel a withdrawval of Turkish troops, is supposed to ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 20 Feb 1908, Page 7
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