Mons. Noufflard, formerly of French West Africa, who has been appointed to the position of the first French Political Resident Commissioner in the New Hebrides group, under ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Wed 20 May 1908, Page 9
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