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Vetaffairs
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Fix this text“Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels” helped win the war.... Page 10
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Fix this textHOW AUSTRALIA WAS TOLD THE
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Fix this textIn the early hours of
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Fix this textBen Chifley, in a broad-
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Fix this text"Fellow Citizens: The war is
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Fix this textthe peace which they have
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Fix this textterms their deeds from the
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Fix this text"Australia's part, compara-
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Fix this textCrowds gather in Bourke Street Melbourne, August 15, 1945
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