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Pebbles on the Beach and Australian Pensions Debate
The second reading of the Old Age Pensions Bill is moved in the Federal House with broad support. It sets a 10s weekly pension for those over 65, possibly 60 for women, with both spouses eligible. The cost is estimated at £1,500 per year. The article weaves in local notes from Western Australia on hops, orchards, timber, agriculture education, and public works, ending with various civic and transport funding tidbits and a cautionary anecdote about Beithampton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
House
Hrsband
Jake Forrest
Tasmania
Sterrer
Wentraliam
Hodge
Fedral
Manhattan Island
New York
Pennsylvenia
U.S.A
Chares Tr
William Penn
Fean
Philadelphia
Pean
Australia
Miffire