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Article : 207 wordsTHE weather during the past week has satisfied everybody generally, but squatters in particular; and the agriculturist may now reasonably anticipate bountiful crops of wheat, barley, ...
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The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939), Sat 24 Oct 1874, Page 10
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