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Article : 124 words"Mosyah" (Narembeen) asks which was the colder winter, 1916-17 or 1917-18, and what was the lowest temperature recorded..[I fancy 1916-17 was a record-breaker, and ...
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Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954), Thu 12 Oct 1933, Page 2
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