The British Admiralty is lifting the veil from the operations during the last three years of the British submarines in the Baltic. It relates stirring deeds, showing how ...
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Article : 291 wordsLetters from Switzerland show that the Anzacs there celebrated Anzac Day at Interlaken, where their comrades from Murren joined them at a dinner and concert. ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Mon 20 May 1918, Page 7
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