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A Murray Views postcard, No 15, showing
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stating that they did not support the renaming of this historical site.
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16:Town square in Fremantle, Western Australia
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379:"OPENING OF THE CHURCH AT FREMANTLE"
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928:"CYF Delegates arrive in Fremantle"
118:In 1876, the church applied to the
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652:"High St. marches with history"
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540:"ST. JOHN'S CHURCH, FREMANTLE"
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930:. Australian Government
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208:Pietro Giacomo Porcelli
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