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Article : 110 wordsThe Lake's Creek meat-preserving works will commence operations on Tuesday next. There will not at first be the requisite number of tinsmiths and other hands to keep the works going ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Sat 12 Jun 1880, Page 5
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