A meeting of the grand council of the National party of New South Wales was held last night, to consider the following notice of motion by Mr. R. Clive Teece (Rose Bay ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Tue 15 Jan 1918, Page 7
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