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Done it · 15th April 2008, 01:44 AM

They sure got paid well, 30 pounds a week when the average wage was 2 pound 50. The basic wage here in 1949 was 8 pounds equal to about 4 English pounds then, I think. No wonder the girls liked them.

15th April 2008, 01:44 AM	#3 (permalink)
Done it Mature tree Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Parramatta. nsw. Australia. Posts: 340	Re: Just a Bit of History They sure got paid well, 30 pounds a week when the average wage was 2 pound 50. The basic wage here in 1949 was 8 pounds equal to about 4 English pounds then, I think. No wonder the girls liked them.