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Article : 244 wordsLast Thursday a very successful entertainment was held in the Farmers' Club room on behalf of the Church of England. The programme consisted of songs and ...
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Article : 424 wordsDuring the winter months nothing worth reporting has transpired here. We have been in a semi-torpid state, but, like all other hibernating animals, as spring ...
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Launceston Examiner (Tas. : 1842 - 1899), Sat 4 Oct 1890, Page 3
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