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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 18, 1947
Page
11
An aerial view shows Broome's growing pearling fleet as population and returns rise. The Governor Broome Hotel area recalls the boom days while pearl prices soar, signaling a revival after a decade of decline and renewed ship activity in the bay.
A White Leghorn hen named Tilly from Rawson Street Epping NSW courts PMG Statistical officer Nick Grant. She lays eggs at his wastepaper box keeps returning to the lines depot and even deposits an inscribed egg in the GPO museum. The foreman objects to the persistent hen but Tilly remains devoted and visits daily.
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