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Article : 72 wordsWith significant unanimity the Italian Press [?] demanding a revision of League of Nations' [?]dates Presumbly this is being done as [?] means of drawing attention to the need of ...
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Article : 92 wordsThe Ministry of Labour announces that on December 9, the total number of unemployed in Great Britain was 1,099,900. This was 25,333 fewer the[?] the week before, and 49,811 ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Sat 31 Dec 1927, Page 13
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