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| + | ::The friends of Mr. John Steavenson, the Assistant Commissioner of Roads and Bridges and Secretary of Railways, who spent a portion of last summer in Hobart Town, will doubtless be glad to hear that he has so far recovered from the combined effects of a long and serious illness and a subsequent buggy accident, as to be able once more to resume his ordinary duties at Spencer-street.<ref>Hobart Mercury, 27 April.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 23:17, 18 August 2023
To the Right Worshipful the Mayor of Melbourne... [from] the undersigned Inhabitants of Melbourne considering the Unsettled State of a portion of the Diggings, and the necessity measures for the Better PROTECTION OF THE CITY, and upholding the cause of Law and Order, hereby request your Worship to convene A PUBLIC MEETING... John Ferres, Government Printer, 05 December 1854. State Library of Victoria Collection (H141396).
Background
- The friends of Mr. John Steavenson, the Assistant Commissioner of Roads and Bridges and Secretary of Railways, who spent a portion of last summer in Hobart Town, will doubtless be glad to hear that he has so far recovered from the combined effects of a long and serious illness and a subsequent buggy accident, as to be able once more to resume his ordinary duties at Spencer-street.[1]
- ↑ Hobart Mercury, 27 April.
- The friends of Mr. John Steavenson, the Assistant Commissioner of Roads and Bridges and Secretary of Railways, who spent a portion of last summer in Hobart Town, will doubtless be glad to hear that he has so far recovered from the combined effects of a long and serious illness and a subsequent buggy accident, as to be able once more to resume his ordinary duties at Spencer-street.[1]
