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Article : 389 wordsSINGAPORE, October 22.--The second of five Convairs ordered by Trans Australia Airlines arrived in Singapore last night en ...
Article : 44 wordsBRISBANE, Friday.--The Agriculture Minister (Mr. H. H. Collins) said to-day the sugar industry had no reason to fear any inquiry into short- Ages of sugar supplies in the south. The industry had done, and was continuing to do, its part in keeping Australia supplied, he said. ...
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Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld. : 1906 - 1954), Sat 23 Oct 1948, Page 1
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