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Archives: What was in the news 72 years ago

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip during their Australian visit in 1954.

ON THIS DAY 15 May 1953 A 14-year-old girl from rural Queensland has received an unexpected and deeply cherished reply […]

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