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Detailed lists, results, guides : 73 wordsHis Excellency Sir Anthony Musgrave and suite visited the underground workings in the No. 1 north Phoenix mine this morning. Two specimens were presented to Lady Musgrave, ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Thu 7 Jun 1888, Page 5
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