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Article : 39 wordsThe Premier has been notified that Trooper G. H. Hereford, of the First Australian Horse, is suftering severely from heart disease. The man is now at Wynburg. ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Fri 2 Feb 1900, Page 5
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