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Fix this textWednesday, December 9, 1953
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Fix this textRegistered at the General Post Office, Sydney, N.5.W.,. Australia, for Transmission by Post as a Newspaper
Fix this textSeppelts
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Fix this textJames 11, Glasgow has been a centre
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Fix this textwas founded by Bishop Turnbull, its first
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Fix this textHay in the sixteenth century the college
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Fix this textIn 1870 the University was transferred
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