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Article : 107 wordsMELBOURNE, Wed.—Six yachtsmen were saved from drowning in Port Phillip Bay this afternoon and taken on to Tasmania by the steamer Nairana which was on her way from Melbourne to Devonport. ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Thu 27 Dec 1945, Page 2
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