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‘The political situation in South Australia’, The Bulletin, 1 September 1894

Front cover of The Bulletin, in the lead up to South Australian women being granted the right to vote.

The full caption reads: ‘The political situation in South Australia. Fallen man: “‘Ours, my dear, by all means!”’

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National Library of Australia

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