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Article : 1,646 wordsLack of news was the cause of my delay in writing to you according to promise; besides, I wished my first letter to be both amusing and instructive, and I expected matter for an amusing and instructive letter to arise from the ...
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Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1870 - 1919), Sat 27 Sep 1879, Page 39
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