The city of Bagdad and adjoining military cantonments are now defended by a ring of blockhouses of burnt brick, well fencd with barbed wire, so arranged ...
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Article : 29 wordsThe old Court House building was told by auction to-day for £120. The purchaser was the Rev. M. Clancy. ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Mon 6 Sep 1920, Page 7
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