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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 15, 1949
Page
13
An excerpt emphasizes that God spoke through the Son in these last days, asserting Jesus declared he is the way and the truth to reach the Father. The quotation stresses exclusive access through Christ.
Britain studies minting four shilling pieces to replace florins as many payments now exceed three shillings. Double florins last appeared from 1887 to 1890 during Queen Victoria's jubilee coinage.
The article notes unusual workers compensation cases in Japan and Australia, then traces the origins of worker protections back to the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It highlights James Watt and the industrial revolution, Robert Owen's child welfare efforts, and the Peel Factory Act of 1812 as early milestones shaping modern labor rights.
Louis Court surveys the rise of railway building and factory accidents prompting worker protections. He notes the Employers' Liability Act of 1880 and a parallel Australian act, then cites the 1906 English Workmen's Compensation Act as establishing enduring principles later adopted in Australia.
A 24 year old Englishwoman Margaret Jarrett writes to Alderman O'Dea, asking him to help find an Australian husband. She explains she has waited four years, claims she is too good looking to be a good wife, and offers to pay her own way. The letter notes is dated and mentions Bridge Cottages in Faversham, Kent.
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