At the Queen's Coffee Palace building, which is being erected at the corner of Victoria and Rathdown streets, a large portion of the top cornice or main moulding came ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Sat 11 Aug 1888, Page 12
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