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Article : 72 wordsThe jackeroo on the station, who hailed from London, was sent to a neighboring "cockle" on a message, and on his way sighted a number of white cockatoos in a ...
Article : 122 wordsThe most amusing thing I ever heard was during the exhibition of Holman Hunt's famous picture. "The Light of the World," at our Art Gallery. An old lady, ...
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The Arrow (Sydney, NSW : 1896 - 1912), Sat 19 Jan 1907, Page 4
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