Mr. H. Copeland, Agent-General in England for New South Wales, addressing a meeting at the Confectioners and Bakers' International Exhibition in the Royal ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Tue 11 Sep 1900, Page 5
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