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    YOUR SAY

    May 05, 2021 3 minutes

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    (Snapshot, AG 160) brought back memories of my school days in the blue asbestos mining town of Wittenoom in the Pilbara region of WA. During the 1950s, to raise money, a schoolmate and I delivered block ice to whoever needed it. We charged one shilling and sixpence per delivery and I converted a pram with a timber box on

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