Born in 1942? What Else Happened? The Australian Social History Books

gift1942. A Jap invasion was no longer on the cards. But Chifley still went on to ration butter, clothing, and meat. Domestic service was no longer tolerated. He allowed most workers a week’s holiday a year. Blackout covers on all windows could be removed. Zoot suits were now for the wearing, fights in city pubs were popular if they involved USA servicemen. Fears of Japanese invasion had gone by the year’s end.

The books were written by Ron Williams who studied the newspapers day-by-day for a particular year, and then condensed the information into a book for that year.

The books are all A5, black and white, with interesting colour covers. There are no charts or graphs or heavy debate. Just facts and opinions and lots of absurd and bold comments. Very nostalgic, a bit irreverent, for the older reader.

They make great gifts for CHRISTMAS, birthdays, Mothers Day, Fathers Day and the like.

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