The 1950s - were they the good old days?
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The Herald Sun has run an interesting set of photos from the 1950s. Some people call that time 'the good old days' but I don't think it was for women - all that work in the kitchen and laundry. Though for children it perhaps was an idyllic time.
The Herald Sun has run an interesting set of photos from the 1950s. Some people call that time 'the good old days' but I don't think it was for women - all that work in the kitchen and laundry. Though for children it perhaps was an idyllic time.
LIFE IN 1950s MELBOURNE AT A GLANCE
Price of a loaf of bread: 8 cents
Average yearly wage for male factory workers: $592.33
Average yearly wage for female factory workers: $294.40
Average yearly wage for a male clerk or manager: $866.14
Average yearly wage for a female clerk or manager: $325.06
Unemployment rate: 1-1.7 per cent
Biggest names in sport: Dawn Fraser, Betty Cuthbert, Peter Thomson.
Latest tech device (the tablet of its day): Television
Population of Melbourne: 1.3 million in 1950
Here are some of the photos in the Herald Sun from the 1950s. I was in Melbourne in the late 50s, the time of the Olympic Games and the first TVs in Melbourne.
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