AUSTRALIAN NEWS
THE COST OF AMUSEMENT. By Cable—Press Association-—Copyright. Melbourne, June 29. •Statistics disclose that Australians spend 1.41 per cent, of their incomes on amusements. TRAMWAYMEN'S APPEAL. Melbourne, June 29. The High Court reserved judgment in the appeal of the Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide tramwaymen from the Arbitration Court's award in the badge-wearing cases. THANKSGIVING FOR RAIN. Melbourne, June 29. July 7 has been proclaimed as a day of thanksgiving in Victoria for the recent bounteous rains. TRANSPLANTED BRITONS. Melbourne, June 29. As the result of the examination of the census figures, the Federal Statistician declares that the population of Australia is fundamentally British. Tire Australian is little other than a transplanted Briton, with the essential characteristics o! his forebears. Probably three or four more generations will have to 'pass before it will be possible to point to a distinct Australian type.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 313, 1 July 1912, Page 2
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142AUSTRALIAN NEWS Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 313, 1 July 1912, Page 2
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