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By LOU HATTER
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
“I’m the official Australian ambassador to the state of Mississippi - and the unofficial Australian ambassador to the rest of the country.”
Tex Banes, who at age 73 is “the oldest hillbilly in Australia, and proud of it,” is once again sharing his irrepressible humor and love of life with his friend Dick Pierson and his family. Mr. Banes arrived earlier this week, and plans to stay until late June.
Mr. Pierson, who lives in Amissville, played host to Mr. Banes during his last trip to the United States, in 1986. He accompanied Tex
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