A Fancy From Fontanolle.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2099, 19 December 1885, Page 2 (Supplement)
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150A Fancy From Fontanolle. Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2099, 19 December 1885, Page 2 (Supplement)
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