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Title: The web of empire : a diary of the imperial tour of their Royal Highnesses the Duke & Duchess of Cornwall & York in 1901
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Wallace, Donald Mackenzie, 1841-1919 Hall, Sydney Prior, 1842-1922, ill Martino, Eduardo de, d. 1912
Subjects: George V, King of Great Britain, 1865-1936 Mary, Queen, consort of George V, King of Great Britain, 1867-1953
Publisher: London, New York : Macmillan and company, limited
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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EMP. ery -reason to be prorendered to the Empire; foren have left this ; for the war, >s the honourable Listinction of the first two V owed upon the Colonial Corps durii out of this splendid muster, sixteen, alasrpetuate their memory that weare you will join with me in offering. who in them have lost their de at which will rise from this . Is not each one of them y to it of pride of race, of pride in a common heritage,I resolve to join in maintaining that heritage ? T■resistible in its power, has inspired and united the>f this vast Empire. H3TAMOV;!^OK0-a .T.RAHOH ?f£ which the iksYF^ffflft mr naniambled to competethe direction of the Axemens. The first prize is £60 and a gold medal ;the second, £25 ; and the th?h which the woodmen ci-tree is really wole competitors two follow interval, heat the work is accomplished in aboutThe three placed men in the pre-m a final contest, and a Tasmanian,omes out in 4. min. he winner his medal, and con--won victory. The.opping handi
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IX TASMANIA 303 the axemen work standing on horizontal logs, and achampionship sawing contest. After seeing this remark-able display of strength and dexterity one can under-stand more easily how so much of the dense Australianbush has been cleared. In the evening there is another State dinner and areception of over 600 people at Government House ; thetown is illuminated, and huge bonfires blaze on thesurrounding heights. In the harbour the war-ships andother steamers are outlined with electric lamps, thesmaller craft move about in illuminated procession, andthere is a very pretty display of fireworks. Friday, $th July.—This morning, on the pretty partof the Domain where the wood-chopping took placeyesterday, we have a march-past with distribution ofwar medals, a school-childrens demonstration, and aprocession of Friendly Societies. The troops on theground number 1897, ^ut °f tnese 20° are cadets and470 are Royal Marines and Bluejackets from the men-of-war. For a population of unde

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