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Article : 149 wordsThe prospectus of the Victorian loan of £5,000,000, bearing interest at 5 per cent., and issued at £99/10/ per cent., will be advertised to-morrow. The stock is ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Fri 23 Feb 1923, Page 7
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