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Article : 160 wordsThe thirtieth Air Ministry casualty list includes:--Killed in action (previously reported missing), Sergeant J. C. Carpenter (Brisbane), Leading ...
Article : 50 wordsThe overseas news published in "The Age" is received through the Australian Associated Press which, has at its disposal the news services of the "Times," the "Dally Telegraph," the "Daily ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Mon 20 May 1940, Page 9
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