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Star Weekly looks back through the pages of our predecessors.

40 years ago

March 8, 1983

Royal Australian Air Force personnel are being paid up to $200 per week in allowances to occupy Housing Commission houses in the western suburbs.

30 years ago

March 10, 1993

This year’s Back To Footscray theme of The People’s Festival weighed heavily on the mind of entertainment organiser Ian Carpenter as he tried to choose entertainers for Sunday’s big event.

20 years ago

March 12, 2003

Investigations continue into the tragic loss of life in a house fire in Maidstone on Labour Day.

10 years ago

March 6, 2013

A sharp rise in drug and car theft offences has driven another spike in Maribyrnong crime.

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