FAMILY STARVING.
PITIFUL NEWCASTLE CASE. CLOTHES SOLD FOR FOOD. NEWCASTLE, May 26. In a workman’s homo in ono of the suburbs of Newcastle, yesterday (hero was u pitiful scone. The neighbours hoard the cries of children, weak but unceasing. _ A benevolent woman next door, thinking something must be wrong, went on an errand of mercy, and found the mother vainly trying 10 soothe her starving babies. There was not a stitch of bed clothing in the house, and everything worth selling had been sold. The father had been out of work for a Jong time,, and the family wore, starving.
On inquiring the neighbour was informed that the dollies and other things had been sold for a mere fraction of their value.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 422, 13 June 1922, Page 5
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122FAMILY STARVING. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 422, 13 June 1922, Page 5
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