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In 1940 Cleary joined the A.I.F. and served in the Middle East. While in the Middle East he began writing a series of short stories, founded mostly on fact, which were published in
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140:"The Magnificent Czech"
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122:"Good-bye, My Darling"
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1097:The High Commissioner
1084:The Diamond Smugglers
1052:The Siege of Pinchgut
997:Degrees of Connection
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193:Sydney Morning Herald
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179:Advertiser
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