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216:briefly operating an
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568:$ 11.6m bid for Bell
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323:David Bell
264:Bell Group
252:Queensland
240:aggregates
218:Avro Anson
116:automotive
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507:Bell Bros
229:Melbourne
202:Guildford
179:manganese
175:Fremantle
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146:it built
142:. During
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45:Transport
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24:Industry
134:History
58:Founder
50:Founded
225:Sydney
171:Collie
160:Pearce
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