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  "title": "Blanche d’Alpuget dies: The glittering literary career behind Australia’s most famous affair",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/blanche-dalpuget-dies-the-glittering-literary-career-behind",
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  "summary": "The author, journalist and “blithe spirit” had a big life but it was her 30-year wait to become Bob Hawke’s wife that was a defining moment.",
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        "title": "Blanche d’Alpuget dies: The glittering literary career behind Australia’s most famous affair",
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        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "I was blessed to call Blanche d’Alpuget a friend. What an extraordinary life",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/i-was-blessed-to-call-blanche-dalpuget-a-friend-what-an-extraordinary",
        "published": "2026-09-09T05:00:00.000Z"
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