The Useful Ha'Denny, The usefulness of the humble halfpenny is seemingly unlimited. Apart; from its value as a method of exchange, few people are aware that at a pinch it will both serve as a means of measuring or weighin" trifles. This, however, can be done bjTits aid, for the much despised copper is just one inch in diameter, and five halfpenoe weigh exactly one ounce.
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Western Star, Issue 1300, 27 March 1897, Page 2 (Supplement)
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66Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 Western Star, Issue 1300, 27 March 1897, Page 2 (Supplement)
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