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Article : 251 wordsThe Grand High Christmas Day Mass, with its elaborateness or ceremonial and the artistic accessories of festive decoration and brilliant music, invariably attracts an immense ...
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The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930), Wed 26 Dec 1888, Page 5
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