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Article : 1,200 wordsAbout three years ago a young girl, th[?] only nineteen years of age, lived most happily with her parents in the neighbouring colony of Tasmania, which, though celebrated for the beauty of its ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Wed 9 Jun 1875, Page 3
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