12 Oct 1928
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Newspaper
Robertson Mail
Location
Robertson, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 12, 1928
Page
1
A fragmented notice describes changes in a local business scene. It mentions Morning and Afternoon Teas, a memorial event, and old customers while promising improved meat quality, low prices, civility, and attention. The text is garbled but preserves names and locations.
A local editor attacks political decay and praises civic effort amid debate over hospital expansion and a new health block. It argues for unity among farmers and the dairy industry, support for the Ladies Auxiliary, and a community scheme to aid the aged poor, urging organized action and a modern hospital plan.
Dr Arthur calls for humane treatment of widowed elders and criticizes state homes as a disgrace. He notes twenty years of agitation yielding little progress and argues against compulsory separation of aged couples. He urges housing reform and humane care for the elderly poor.
The writer argues against cutting the basic wage set by the State Arbitration Court, warning such a move would harm national living standards and industry. He suggests limiting high paid workers’ margins rather than reducing the minimum, and notes Parliament’s role in setting a floor below which the court should not go.
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