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THE SHIPPING BILL.
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Fix this textOn 2nd August, 1946, the "Sydney Morning Herald" reported that I
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Fix this textfor the freight and passenger trade on the Australian coast I
Fix this textand to the islands. It would doubtless be interesting to I
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Fix this textcommittee^ (consisting of senior officers from eight departments) I
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Fix this textthe detail work of airline operations and management must I
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Fix this textMr. Corbett’s fears were, it is true, not fully
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