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From: "Steve Hayes" <>
Subject: Re: [ZA] South African local News
Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 06:59:24 +0200
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On 1 Jun 2004 at 19:38, David and Mary Bossenger wrote:

> 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

When I started work as a bus conductor in Johannesburg in 1961, the rate of
pay was 59c per hour, or R25.96 a week. When I left in 1963 it had gone up to
61c per hour, or R26.84 a week.

A cup of coffee in a cafe in town was 5c, an omelet and chips was 35c.

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