Special clothing coupon issue (Girls) for East Ipswich family, 1945

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TitleSpecial clothing coupon issue (Girls) for East Ipswich family, 1945Date Created1945

Location

SuburbEast IpswichCity & StateIpswich, QueenslandGeo Coordinatesnot specified

Description

DescriptionClothing ration card for girls used by an Ipswich family during World War Two. Card dated 24 September 1945. "Rationing regulations for food and clothing were gazetted on 14 May 1942. Rationing was introduced to manage shortages and control civilian consumption. It aimed to curb inflation, reduce total consumer spending, and limit impending shortages of essential goods. Australians were never as short of food nor rationed as heavily as civilians in the United Kingdom. Rationing was enforced by the use of coupons and was limited to clothing, tea, sugar, butter, and meat. From time to time, eggs and milk were also rationed under a system of priority for vulnerable groups during periods of shortage." References (offline)Information taken from; Australian War Memorial Encyclopedia; 2009, retrieved 28 September 2009, from http://www.awm.gov.au/encyclopedia/homefront/rationing.asp

Connections

EventsWorld War II (1939-1945)Defining Tulmur | IpswichOn The Homefront: Growing UpTaxonomy20th Century | 1940s | 1945

Subjects

SubjectsDomestic lifeRationingCouponsWW2

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