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Article : 114 wordsCAIRO, Sunday.—The Australian Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) spent a busy day inspecting A.I.F. men paraded in the desert near Alexandria and visiting units ...
Article : 233 wordsPAN-AMERICAN Airways announced that the Dixie Clipper. with the Republican Leader (Mr. Wilikie) aboard, landed at ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Mon 10 Feb 1941, Page 2
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