Butter rationing card and confirming letter for child at Rosewood, Ipswich, 1950

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TitleButter rationing card and confirming letter for child at Rosewood, Ipswich, 1950Date Created1950AcknowledgementGordon Yarrow

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SuburbRosewoodCity & StateIpswich, QueenslandGeo Coordinatesnot specified

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DescriptionLetter from the Rationing Commission. '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.' (Information taken from; Australian War Memorial Encyclopedia; 2009, retrieved 28 September 2009, from http://www.awm.gov.au/encyclopedia/homefront/rationing.asp)

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EventsWorld War II (1939-1945)Government & Non-Government OrganisationsRationing CommissionSubjectsDomestic lifeRationingCouponsCurated CollectionsGordon Yarrow Defining Tulmur | IpswichOn The Homefront: FoodOn The Homefront: Growing UpTaxonomy20th Century | 1950s | 1950

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Reference IDqips-2010-05-24-0036p.jpgAsset TypeImages - JpegColour or Black & White ImageColourCopyrightPicture Ipswich Copyright Information

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Rosewood

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World War II (1939-1945)

Defining Tulmur | Ipswich

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