Creston Review
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2013-09-27
issued: 1915-11-19
description: All the News of the Creston District
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note: Print Run: 1909-1983 Frequency: Weekly
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Creston (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0173174
language: English
lat: 49.0975
long: -116.5130560
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Creston, B.C. : Creston Printing and Publishing Co.
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