Now that the Imperial Conference has settled down to business, it will be well that we should consider the work in which it is engaged. And first, a word ...
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Article : 207 wordsSir Laming Worthington-Evans announced that the Government had turned down a proposal to revert to an Italian port for the transhipment of the ...
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Article : 112 wordsThis afternoon's session of the conference heard a statement from the Postmaster General (Sir Laming Worthington-Evans) dealing with the ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Thu 18 Oct 1923, Page 9
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