The Boer Generals, Botha, De Wet, and Delarey, interviewed by Mr. W. T. Stead, of the "Review of Reviews," expressed their delight with the homely heartiness ...
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Article : 52 wordsKing Edward on Saturday engaged in a deer drive in the Kinloch forest, at Ballachulish. ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Mon 1 Sep 1902, Page 5
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