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(t · c) buidhe 02:39, 23 February 2024 (UTC)Reply

looks interesting

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but I think you will find that trove has him as raecivich... https://trove.nla.gov.au/search?keyword=boulder%20bombing - best of luck! JarrahTree 10:33, 6 April 2024 (UTC)Reply

JarrahTree They kinda have it spelled both ways https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/271637252 Knightmare 3112 (talk) 10:53, 6 April 2024 (UTC)Reply
what a pain - there's always the possibility that both spellings balance out in numbers - as if 1942 was difficult enough in Perth at the time - I would lean towards the coroners report version at "BOULDER BOMBING". Kalgoorlie Miner. Vol. 48, , no. 12, 396. Western Australia. 24 March 1942. p. 2. Retrieved 6 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - but then, who knows? JarrahTree 11:31, 6 April 2024 (UTC)Reply

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