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.

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.