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Article : 370 wordsAuthoritative people in London refuse to consider that the Naval Limitation Conference has reached a hopeless deadlock, and believe that the postponement of the plenary session ...
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Article : 319 wordsIn an address to the Oversea League on film censorship in Australia, the Commonwealth Minister for Trade and Customs (Mr H. E. Pratten) said that the Commonwealth ...
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Article : 140 wordsMr. E. A. McTiernan (ex-Attorney-General) has decided to retire from politics, and to resume practice at the Bar. He will not seek re-election to the State Parliament. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Wed 13 Jul 1927, Page 13
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