xPath Groupings how?

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OK So, I'm learning/using xpath for a basic application thats effectively ripping data off another website.

I need to gain the knowledge of each persons Countryy/Suburb/area.

In some instances you can get Australia/Victoria/melborne for instance.

Others may just be Australia/Melbourne.

Or even just Melbourne OR just AUSTRALIA.

who knows.

So I'm current able to view the below code and rip all of the information with the string xpath search:@" //table/tr/td/tabke/tr/td/font/a, this returns every entry, but what I really want is to group each lot separately.

I hope someone out there on planet earth knows what I just tried to explain... and can help...

Good day!

                                <font face="arial" size="2">  
     <strong>Location:</strong>
    <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Australia" target="mapblast" style="text-decoration:none">Australia</a>,
    <a href='http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Australia%20Victoria'target="mapblast" style='text-decoration:none'>Victoria</a>, 
    <a href='http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Australia%20Melbourne%20Victoria'target="mapblast" style='text-decoration:none'>Melbourne</a>
    </font>
                          </td>
                        </tr>

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