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... port for all of Europe . Under the Socialist mayor Gaston Defferre , whose administration , from 1953 until his death in 1986 , was the longest in its history , Marseille developed as a prosperous modern city . Marseille remains the ...
... port for all of Europe . Under the Socialist mayor Gaston Defferre , whose administration , from 1953 until his death in 1986 , was the longest in its history , Marseille developed as a prosperous modern city . Marseille remains the ...
Page 527
... port was extended in Roman times and again from the 16th century onward to accommodate increased traffic and larger ships . By the 19th century the Old Port was insufficient . An artificial basin at La Joliette , built on the bay just ...
... port was extended in Roman times and again from the 16th century onward to accommodate increased traffic and larger ships . By the 19th century the Old Port was insufficient . An artificial basin at La Joliette , built on the bay just ...
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... Port Phillip Bay and surfing on the ocean beaches are also popular , and the winter ski slopes around Mount Buller are within easy reach . History EARLY SETTLEMENT Port Phillip Bay was discovered by Europeans in 1802 , when captains ...
... Port Phillip Bay and surfing on the ocean beaches are also popular , and the winter ski slopes around Mount Buller are within easy reach . History EARLY SETTLEMENT Port Phillip Bay was discovered by Europeans in 1802 , when captains ...
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