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Article : 58 wordsLast Tuesday the Lord Mayor of London held a court of the mayors of the metropolitan boroughs to discuss how best to give effect to the King's desire to celebrate ...
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The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931), Fri 25 Apr 1902, Page 5
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