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Article : 500 wordsAt the Riedon recreation ground this afternoon the North Hobart and South Hobart clubs will play a match, starting at 2.45. A train will leave Hobart station at ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Sat 3 Jul 1897, Page 3
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