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Article : 122 wordsThe first aeroplane theft ever known in Canada has been reported here. Two German youths stole a plane from the city flying field, but were forced to ...
Article : 80 wordsThe Inland Revenue Department has summoned Sir Walter Cockerline, a wealthy ship owner, of Hull, for payment of £107,000 income tax over a period of ...
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Article : 80 wordsThe British Commonwealth League conference has adopted a resolution in favor of a law effecting the whole of the Empire giving a woman the same right as ...
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The News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 - 1954), Sat 7 Jul 1928, Page 5
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