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Miners' Pay Highest in Commonwealth Survey
The Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics report shows the average weekly wage across all industrial groups at 24 pounds 64 shillings. Retail workers had the lowest pay with men earning 21 pounds 79 shillings and women 11 pounds 85 shillings. The civilian employment total for January reached 2,295,700, up 66,100 from January last year.
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Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics
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Commonwealth Statistician
K. M. Archer