Born in 1950? What Else Happened? The Australian Social History Books

Born in 1950? What Else Happened? The Australian Social History Books

In 1950, Dugan and Mears became famous. War criminals were hanging out at Nuremberg. Dancing pumps were tripping the light fantastic at The Plaza. Whaling in Australia was big; square dancing was bigger. The US started a war in Korea, and so we did too. Uranium was found in Australia. The Sara Quads were born. Japs were coming back to Sydney but this time, not in submarines.

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, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and the like.

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