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1429:O'Halloran
1312:Carrington
1137:1931–1937
1109:1925–1929
1074:1937–1946
1047:1928–1929
983:0642106339
901:1920845151
768:References
736:Later life
644:half-caste
629:Aborigines
625:Cecil Cook
523:New Guinea
500:Queensland
481:Mac Abbott
477:Joe Abbott
349:Allegiance
336:Occupation
329:Mac Abbott
324:Joe Abbott
250:4 May 1886
246:1886-05-04
925:9 January
871:9 January
842:9 January
802:9 January
609:Old Guard
527:Gallipoli
376:1914-1918
352:Australia
326:(cousin)
315:Relations
198:In office
163:In office
100:In office
58:In office
1389:Muirhead
1384:Johnston
1266:Urquhart
1238:Mitchell
1228:Dashwood
691:Larrimah
583:for the
562:Tamworth
550:Damascus
496:Gunnedah
492:jackeroo
331:(cousin)
321:(uncle)
1414:Pauling
1379:England
1334:Weddell
1327:(1931–)
1291:Weddell
1256:Gilruth
1233:Herbert
1218:Parsons
1203:Douglas
1198:Finniss
579:to win
465:William
433:grazier
385:Captain
309:
301:
297:
281:Country
1434:Heggie
1419:Thomas
1374:Nelson
1369:Chaney
1354:Archer
1344:Driver
1339:Abbott
1307:Cawood
1300:Centre
1223:Knight
1133:Gwydir
1105:Gwydir
980:
951:
898:
750:Bowral
621:Darwin
581:Gwydir
529:, and
449:Gwydir
368:(1914)
363:(1914)
287:Spouse
155:Gwydir
1424:Hardy
1394:Asche
1284:North
1261:Carey
1213:Price
1208:Scott
1008:(PDF)
974:(PDF)
648:award
573:Namoi
531:Sinai
494:near
303:(
299:
1409:Egan
1399:Conn
1364:Dean
1359:Nott
1349:Wise
978:ISBN
949:ISBN
927:2024
896:ISBN
873:2024
844:2024
804:2024
479:and
467:and
427:and
391:Unit
381:Rank
260:Died
240:Born
153:for
682:in
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