The Minister for Defence (Senator Sir William Glasgow) left Brisbane yesterday for the Herbert and Kennedy Divisions, and will return here about ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Tue 23 Oct 1928, Page 14
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