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    Old school bank days

    I was a teacher who collected children's savings and recorded them in bank books identical to the one pictured here. Banking was done on one day of the week before school and the savings written up then the cash was put into a small calico bag with the Paperwork and taken to the local...
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    Bike

    By the look of the handlebars on the bike on my right of this photo I am given the impression that it is a "Girls' " bicycle but most girls' bikes also had mudguards and possibly skirt guards which I can't see in this photo. When I was about eleven, my two brothers and I rode our bikes...
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    Rediscover the 140-year-old 'magical soap' that cleans almost anything

    I find my Velvet Soap Bars in Woolworths right at the lowest point of a shelf in the "Cleaning" section. I always use it to wash my hair (and need NO conditioner- just a good rinse). I often receive compliments on my "beautiful" hair. It is "Grey" - and really white but NOT at all yellow. I...
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    Are you making this mistake? Woolworths issues warning to shoppers placing drinks on conveyor belts

    Place drinks, and the like , lying down, . No more escapes. side by side, with a heavy object on the side away from the cashier
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    Are you ready for a cashless society? How Coles' latest change will affect your shopping routine

    I agree that there are good and bad points in each option, Cashless or using physical cash. For me, paying by cash is best. I am careful and always carry my cash close to me in a cross body bag and know that in times when there are blackouts in my area I won't have to worry about Rediteller ...
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    Are you ready for a cashless society? How Coles' latest change will affect your shopping routine

    I am over eighty and prefer to know how my budget is working. With cash, I can SEE this immediately.I have also worked with people with disabilities and KNOW that some of them will NOT keep up with using a card for purchases. To some of them, not passing over cash makes it FREE. Most people I...
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