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Article : 81 wordsPICTUREGRAM of the Prime Minister (Mr. Baldwin) speaking at the opening of the Imperial Conference in St. James' Palace, London. Seated at the table at the foreground, from left to right, are the Australian High Commissioner (Mr. S. M. Bruce), the Federal Treasurer (Major Casey), the Minister for Defence (Sir Archdale Parkhill), and the Prime Minister of Australia (Mr. Lyons). ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Tue 18 May 1937, Page 9
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