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Article : 742 wordsThe particulars of the quota method of raising the men for the new army were made public yesterday by Senator Pearce, Minister of Defence. The Commonwealth ...
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Article : 24 wordsViscount Bryee is chairman of a committee which is strengthening the relations of the Anglo-French Parliaments. ...
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Article : 19 words"Russian attacks have been repulsed," an Austrian communique states. ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Sat 18 Dec 1915, Page 13
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