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Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, clubs today exist in many parts of the world, including the United States, Belgium, India, South Africa and several other countries in Africa and Asia.
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is published quarterly, free of charge to members and distributed to clubs for the cost of delivery. In May 2014 Probus magazine launched a website for Probus members where every club can create its own page free of charge.
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word from which 'probity' is derived. The Probus Club of
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