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Jack the Insider on why we’re not in Dalgety

By johnboy 9 January, 2013

The Australian is featuring a blog post on how Dalgety came to lose poll position to be the capital of Australia.
After breakfast, the conditions worsened. The sky was ominously leaden and the wind howled while the MPs continued on by coach out to the site, followed by a gaggle of eager Dalgety locals, keen to [...]

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