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~ i AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. OAIILE ASSOCIATION, j AHGU.MKNT kok a wage-cut. ; SYDNEY, August 2(5. j At tilt* Board of Trade inquiry into ] the cost of living represntatives “of j city linns gave evidence that though j the cost of production had increased, j here had lieeu a solid drop in the ; price of women’s apparel; .sonic j lines oO per cent, since last year, but j they weiv still 100 per cent above the ; pre-war rates. \ In the Newcastle district, the price of groceries had fallen 27J per cent. i Evidence was given at the Victoriai> j basic wage impiiry Hint th ( » yearly cost of clothing, for a family consisting of a husband, wife and three children had fallen from £B2 in 1920 to CO4. SHIPPING. SYDNEY, This Day. Arrived early this morning.—Riverina. Sailed. Knit/ingatn for Now Zealand
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Hokitika Guardian, 27 August 1921, Page 3
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139AUSTRALIAN. Hokitika Guardian, 27 August 1921, Page 3
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