Down the years: Blitz response comprises coins for cartridge cases

 100 years agoORANGES: Put the price of a box of oranges, say, at 8/- and count the charges:  Commission, 10%; packing 1/8; freight and cartage 11d; picking and delivery 6d and the marketing of 8/- worth of fruit has cost the grower just half of the value of the fruit sold to the customer bar […]

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    Bail denied in attempted kidnap case

    A MAN extradited from New South Wales to Victoria to face charges of attempted kidnapping and assault of a female while armed with a machete…