Having left school at 13 to work on the family farm near Macksville, New South Wales, Frank Partridge was called up for full-time army duty when he turned 18. He was posted to the 8th Battalion, a ...
IN their race for the consumer’s dollar, U.S. retailers have turned the old trading-stamp gimmick into the hottest sales idea of the postwar decade. By playing on the housewife’s weakness for ...
The flowering pear is known as a very adaptable tree and is capable of surviving in many different environments, including humid, arid, and air-polluted habitats. This ability, both to adapt to the ...
Britons could save money by flying abroad and posting their Christmas cards back to the UK – given the soaring cost of first-class stamps, a study revealed today. Sending a letter from some ...
One of Britain's greatest figures is set to be commemorated in a special set of Royal Mail stamps. The firm has released eight stamps to mark the 150th anniversary of wartime Prime Minister Sir ...