The committee appointed to arrange the ceremonies of the formal opening of the Southern and Western Railway to Roma on September 16 have made all provision for the due reception of ...
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Article : 77 wordsThe latest intelligence received from Quettah are of a disquieting character, and tends to show that the hostility towards the British is more widely spread than has hitherto been suspected. ...
Article : 124 wordsThe State schools at Carlton have all been reopened, after having been closed on account of the prevalence of measles, but as yet they present "a beggarly array of empty benches." ...
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Article : 299 wordsMr. Gladstone, in accordance with the arrangement previously reported, left Gravesend to-day in company with Mr. Donald Carrie, on board the yacht Grantley Castle, for a cruise on the ...
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Article : 70 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly this evening, on the motion for going into Committee of Supply, Mr. Bray moved the amendment of which he had previously given notice, and which was ...
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Article : 32 wordsThe Victoria prospecting claim has crushed 83 tons of stone for 380oz. gold. ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Sat 28 Aug 1880, Page 5
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