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Federal Court documents alleged the six men, who worked up to 12 hours a day at four South Australian supermarkets, were paid just $8 an hour and were underpaid by almost $150,000 over an 18-month period.

Scott Schechter is the new author of "Making Moderns." The column was introduced in January 2011, as a way of trying to explain the sometimes mysterious field of modern coin collecting that is enjoyed by thousands of Coin World readers.

Fishermen collecting eggs of indigenous carps in the Halda river in Chittagong yesterday amid incessant rain.

There is only one thing impeding me from becoming one of the great art collectors of our time, and that is the money with which to start and, for that matter, maintain my collection.

According to the Centre for Retail Research, the combination of the Jubilee and the London 2012 Olympics will inject about A 1bn into the UK economy, a third of which will come from memorabilia and collectables.

Publisher Thames & Hudson writes : The individual photograph exists as both image and physical object, and often the same image may be printed in different versions or media, which makes collecting decisions more complex.

When Chris Gorman of Gorman Winery isn't turning grapes into praiseworthy nectar , he channels his creative energy into music and food.

Twenty five years ago, Steve Cardi was just like any other baseball card collecting teenager.

For most of us, collecting toys is a hobby that can consume our youth, holding the excitement of adding to our bounty, finding the next big thing or forging relationships with other collectors.

Reflecting on how one becomes the person she/he is offers a clarity that both brings into focus and distorts how our history shapes us.

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Discovering a neglected area of collecting is an exciting moment in an auctioneer's life.

Corpus Christi parking control officers with the Police Department have used an automated system since January, the month parking citations became a civil violation.

It seems these days, though, the treasures are becoming more and more difficult to find and even when I do, they're so high-priced I can't afford them.

It's not as if Joe Bieber is new to car collecting. Not long ago, he and his wife, Nancy, together made a list of the cars they've owned since they married 46 years ago.

The 57-year-old is the owner of the Scoin Shop, the world's only high-street gold coin retailer, selling collectable and bullion coins.

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Several Fairview hospital patients Wednesday told of being hit up for debt payments in the middle of various medical crises.

Hype-filled auction catalogs, buyers guided by faddish taste, astronomical prices: What ever happened to aesthetic pleasure? Alexandra Peers reviews "The Value of Art" by Michael Findlay.

An avid antique shopper, Sara Scutt of Moscow relates to the 1920s style with a rebellious yet whimsical look.

Thrill of the beast: A detail of "Dragon and Clouds" by Soga Shohaku . © 2012 MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON "Japanese Masterpieces from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston" is not a survey of Japanese art, nor is it representative of the vast holdings of the institution.