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Article : 150 wordsThe expedition under Major-General Bower co-operating, against the Abors to avenge the murder of Mr. Noel Williamson, the British, political agent, ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Sat 2 Dec 1911, Page 5
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