The six days' Bicycle Tournament was continued at the Exhibition-building yesterday. The attendance was larger than on the previous day, and great interest was manifested ...
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Article : 98 wordsThe University of Glasgow has conferred the honorary degree of LL.D. on the Rev. Charles Strong, minister of the Australian Church, Melbourne. ...
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Article : 245 wordsCommunication on the Port Darwin telegraph line, between Government Gums and Hergott, was restored at a quarter to 11 o'clock this morning. ...
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Article : 393 wordsThe third annual co[?]sazione of the Melbourne University Christian Alliance took place at the Victoria Coffee Palace, Bourke-street east, on the evening of Saturday, the ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Wed 27 Apr 1887, Page 6
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