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Born In 1939? What else happened? by Ron Williams
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Category: Australiana
IN 1939. Hitler was the man to watch. He bullied Europe, he took over a few countries, and bamboozled the Brits. By the end of the year, most of Europe ganged up on him, and a phony war had millions of men idling in trenches eating their Christmas turkeys. Back home in Oz, the drunkometer was breathless ...Show more
Born In 1941? What else happened? by Ron Williams
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Category: Australiana
For the Series. I was born in 1934, so that I can remember well a great deal of what went on around me from 1939 onwards. But of course, the bulk of this book's material came from research. That meant that I spent many hours in front of a computer reading electronic versions of newspapers, magazines, Ha ...Show more
Born In 1963? - What Else Happened? by Ron Williams
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Category: Australiana
This is the third of the 1960s and the 25th book overall to be released in a series of 32 about life in Australia - one for each year from 1939 to 1970. They describe happenings that affected people, real people. The whole series, to coin a modern phrase, is designed to push your buttons, to make you re ...Show more
Born In 1969? What else happened? by Ron Williams
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Category: Australiana
ABOUT THESE SERIES ....But after that, I realised that I knew very little about these parents of mine. They had been born about the start of the Twentieth Century, and they died in 1970 and 1980. For their last 50 years, I was old enough to speak with a bit of sense. I could have talked to them a lot a ...Show more
Born In 1972? - What Else Happened? by Ron Williams
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Category: Australiana
1972. It was "Time" for a change in Federal Government as Whitlam brought Labor back from the dead, and in our relations with China. Number 96 won the TV credits, women got equal pay for equal work, and call-up of Nashos ended. Israelis were killed at the Munich Olympic Games. Plan hijackers were now be ...Show more
Born In 1973? What Else Happened? by Ron Williams
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Category: Australiana
This is the fourth of the 1970s and the 35th book overall to be released in a series of 35 about life in Australia, one for each year from 1939 to 1973. They describe happenings that affected people, real people. The whole series, to coin a modern phrase, is designed to push your buttons, to make you re ...Show more
Born in 1940? What else happened? by Ron Williams
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Category: Australiana
Based largely on major daily newspapers, highlights main events and typical stories, such as the fall of Paris, Dunkirk, the Blitz, rationing and conscription at home, and internment of refugees.
Born in 1942? What Else Happened? by Williams, Ron
$24.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
ABOUT THESE SERIES ....But after that, I realised that I knew very little about these parents of mine. They had been born about the start of the Twentieth Century, and they died in 1970 and 1980. For their last 50 years, I was old enough to speak with a bit of sense. I could have talked to them a lot a ...Show more
Born in 1943? What else happened? by Williams, Ron
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Category: Australiana
This is the third of the 1940s and the fourth book overall to be released in a series of 32 about life in Australia - one for each year from 1939 to 1970. They describe happenings that affected people, real people. The whole series, to coin a modern phrase, is designed to push your buttons, to make you ...Show more
Born in 1944?: What else happened? by Ron Williams
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Category: Australiana | Series: Born in 19XX? What Else Happened? Ser.
This is the fourth of the 1940s and the fifth book overall to be released in a series of 32 about life in Australia - one for each year from 1939 to 1970. They describe happenings that affected people, real people. The whole series, to coin a modern phrase, is designed to push your buttons, to make you ...Show more
Born in 1945? What else happened ? by Williams, Ron
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Category: Australiana
ABOUT THIS BOOK. In 1953, pets in churches were welcomed with open arms. Painless childbirth was popular, especially among women. Be warned - the coronation of Elizabeth will soon be in the news. Edmund Hillary reached the top. Thallium became popular, as a footballer found out. Lots of Pom migrants had ...Show more
Born in 1946?: What else happened? by Ron Williams
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Category: Australiana
Based largely on major daily newspapers, highlights main events and typical stories in engaging, conversational style, such as war brides, rationing, polio and TB. A great gift for hard-to-buy for 70 year old relatives and friends; entertaining, instructive and charming.