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Economic notes and local notices from Western Australia
The column surveys prices at Cheap Grocer’s and Walker’s Perth bookshop, plus Northam Race Club’s February 28 picnic. It notes a horse sale for the Returned Soldiers’ Fund, sympathy for Mr Coxon, steel company profits, war loan totals, Australia’s volunteer forces, and a fund drive for soldiers’ dependents. Also mentions Avon Water Works sale, Brighton Dry Ginger Ale, and a historical note on ancient artillery. Further items include Denny’s WWI diary excerpt, and news on Labor movement leadership and the new Labor editor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. P. ‘Chidlow
Walker's
Walker
Perth
Northam Race Club
Aley
Art Union
Wagin
Richard Coxon
Badger In
Rock
Karrakatta
United Steel Corporation
Byfield
Trench Land
Australia
W.a
Se Aes
A. E. c Middleton
Northam
Union Bana
Avon Aerated Water Works
Jim Cook
Creey