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Article : 512 wordsThe Casino Memorial Hospital, which was erected at a cost of £20,000, and equipped at an additional outlay of £1000, was officially opened in the presence of a large crowd to-day. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Mon 18 Dec 1933, Page 10
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