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Article : 48 wordsYesterday morning Mr. Clayton T. Mason, the retiring Collector of Customs in this State, attended his office at the Customs Buildings, Fremantle, for the last time as ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Fri 10 Feb 1911, Page 5
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