Yesterday afternoon a commotion was caused in the city through the circulation of a report that a young girl residing in Liverpool-street had been shot. ...
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Article : 479 wordsIn an address at the annual meeting of the Women's Unionist Tariff Reform Association in London on Thursday, Lord Milner stated that before a ...
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Article : 87 wordsMr. H. D. Baker, the American Consul, who arrived at Launceston from the Strait islands on Saturday, states that on Thursday the constable ...
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Article : 109 wordsThe King's horse, Perrier, is now first favourite for the Derby, which is to be run on June 3. Perrier is half a point firmer in the betting than ...
Article : 94 wordsThe long-looked-for reclassification scheme of post-offices outside the capital cities in the Commonwealth by the Federal Public Service Commissioner was ...
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Article : 64 wordsA fairly representative meeting of Federal public servants was held in the Victoria-hall on Saturday evening to discuss the desirability of forming a ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Mon 1 Jun 1908, Page 5
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