The reference made by the Minister for External Affairs in the House of Representative last week to the alleged outrages on the Island of Rossel, which lies to the south-east of Papua, ...
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Globe (Sydney, NSW : 1911 - 1914), Wed 22 Nov 1911, Page 2
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