Decorous Accommodation for Respectable Couples

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Last night we free-camped in the historic town of York. No, not York in England but York in Western Australia (WA). We discovered the local shire had installed toilets and power-points down near the river and an easy walk from the shops. We have a toilet in the caravan and battery power but to have these provided is a bonus. York was one of the first farming areas to be established when WA was first settled. The older buildings date from the late 1890s. I was intrigued by the advertising on the one in the photo. On the right, it reads ‘Purveyors of the Finest Goods and Services’. ‘Purveyors’ isn’t a word you come across too often nowadays. On the left, it says ‘Decorous Accommodation Befitting Respectable Couples’. You don’t see that on signs any more either, do you?