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One of the stock Sydney jokes is of the census-taker who enquires: 'How many children have you, ma'am?' 'Two living and three in Melbourne.'
Elspeth Huxley
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Elspeth Huxley
Age: 89 †
Born: 1907
Born: July 23
Died: 1997
Died: January 10
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Elspeth Josceline Grant
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