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Star Weekly looks back through the pages of our predecessors

35 years ago

May 27, 1987

Seventy employees of the Albion Explosives Factory have “a noose around their necks” and are being neglected in the redevelopment of the 500-hectare site, according to some senior staff.

25 years ago

May 28, 1997

Prison squad officers raided the Metropolitan Women’s Correctional Centre in Deer Park last week as part of its investigation into last month’s riot at the prison.

20 years ago

May 28, 2002

A $40m investment by Australia Post will centralise 600 jobs in Ardeer as part of a revolution in the infrastructure of Melbourne’s mail network.

10 years ago

May 29, 2012

Sixty Brimbank workers face an uncertain future after losing their jobs when a Derrimut print company collapsed last week.

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