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Article : 34 wordsReferring to the recent order prohibiting the use of galvanised iron for certain purposes the Minister for Defence (Serator Penrce) to-day said that the order applies ...
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Article : 155 wordsA New York message says subscriptions to the second Liberty Loan have reached 525 million dollars (£105,000,000). It is expected there will be a great increase in ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Tue 16 Oct 1917, Page 7
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