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From: "David and Mary Bossenger" <>
Subject: South African local News
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2004 19:38:17 +0200
In-Reply-To: <02fe01c44754$b68aef40$2398ef9b@TelkomSA2156>

Shows how little inflation affected us up to the 1970s. In 1963 when I did
my ACF trg I was paid 50c pd. I could either buy two beers and a packet of
Texan or two packets of Texan and one beer!
Regards,
David B




14 February 1903

NAVVIES FOR SOUTH AFRICA
Departure from Ashton


Each man had received a card of instructions conveying the injunction, "Be
clean and keep sober." They have all signed on for 12 months, the rate of
pay varying from 4s to 5s per day.

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