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Article : 169 wordsA Polish V.C. winner and an English girl who arrived in Canberra 15 days ago were married at St. Christopher's Church yesterday ...
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Article : 111 wordsThe Minister for Transport and External Territories (Mr. Ward) today announced that he had decided to exclude indefinitely from his ...
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The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Wed 31 Dec 1947, Page 2
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