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Article : 302 wordsBREAM CREEK CLUB—The annual meeting of this club was held at the pavilion on Saturday evening, the 28th ult. The club's captain (Mr. W. C. Jenkins) being elected ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Tue 7 Sep 1897, Page 3
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