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(Rec. 11.15 a.m.) RUGBY, Oct./,. The British column which occupied Antisirabe, Madagascar, covered 460 miles in 23 days. This, despite the absence of serious fighting, is regarded as a considerable feat in view of the number of road blocks and destroyed bridges.—Official "Wireless „ . A London report states that the British now control the whole of the island’s main railway system.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXII, Issue 263, 6 October 1942, Page 2
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62SWIFT PENETRATION Manawatu Standard, Volume LXII, Issue 263, 6 October 1942, Page 2
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