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Article : 172 words'In an Order of the Day, to-night's meeting of Lithgow City Council--the first for 1954--will discuss whether Council will agree to debate on a proposed resolution of ...
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Lithgow Mercury (NSW : 1898 - 1954), Mon 18 Jan 1954, Page 2
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