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R. G. Bell. Chapter Eleven INSURANCE It was not until I did one of the delightful sightseeing bus tours around London that I realised insurance companies had been functioning for more than 250 years . The well informed driver on this ...
R. G. Bell. Chapter Eleven INSURANCE It was not until I did one of the delightful sightseeing bus tours around London that I realised insurance companies had been functioning for more than 250 years . The well informed driver on this ...
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... delightful engraving of John Alexander Gilfillan's picture , ' Native Council of War ' , covers the whole ovoid body of the pitcher . In 1848 , J. A. Gilfillan settled in Wanganui , where he enjoyed painting local scenes and people ...
... delightful engraving of John Alexander Gilfillan's picture , ' Native Council of War ' , covers the whole ovoid body of the pitcher . In 1848 , J. A. Gilfillan settled in Wanganui , where he enjoyed painting local scenes and people ...
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... delight at finding ( certainly very faded , but readable , none the less ) the following inscription : " The hon'ble ... delightful portrait of the 3rd Viscount existed . Here indeed was a mystery . How had such an important family ...
... delight at finding ( certainly very faded , but readable , none the less ) the following inscription : " The hon'ble ... delightful portrait of the 3rd Viscount existed . Here indeed was a mystery . How had such an important family ...
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