Post War History Notes
Australia’s social and cultural history in the post war period
Timeline:
* 1950: Australian troops joined UN force in Korea * 1951: males over 19 yrs old had to register for the army * 1952: Victa lawn mower was invented * 1954:queen Elizabeth II visited Australia * 1956: Melbourne Olympics was held * 1957:wining designs for Sydney opera house * 1958:last section of pacific highway was sealed and 2ue radio station was publishes * 1959: nation service conscription ends
Summary of the topics: the concepts of teenagers, women’s-liberation, non English speaking migrant and multi-cultural were still unfamiliar to Australians. Robert Menzies became the prime minster of Australia on the 10 December 1949; Australia was still royal to British Empire. The revolution of technology was connecting to wider world.
Changing technology-home appliance
The 1950’s- a decade of change * 1950’s was a period of economic success, high employment and great technological development, Australians enthusiastically decorated their homes with a rage of new domestic appliance also hire purchase schemes allows people to take products home and pay for them in instalments. * Magazines and bright TV encouraged women to purchase new appliances, which made working time less and also the appliance looked good. * Appliances such as electric stoves, refrigerators, toasters and kittle made the kitchen life easier, also vacuum cleaner and washing machine made cleaning more enjoyable. * By the end of the 50’s, small appliances were considered were first considered luxuries, like kettles, and electric mixer were also considered must have at the time but other appliance such as washing machine were still expensive for many families to afford.
1960s- Mass production and disposable appliances * Early 60’s development in manufacturing technology led to a hug increase in mass production, this meant that
Timeline:
* 1950: Australian troops joined UN force in Korea * 1951: males over 19 yrs old had to register for the army * 1952: Victa lawn mower was invented * 1954:queen Elizabeth II visited Australia * 1956: Melbourne Olympics was held * 1957:wining designs for Sydney opera house * 1958:last section of pacific highway was sealed and 2ue radio station was publishes * 1959: nation service conscription ends
Summary of the topics: the concepts of teenagers, women’s-liberation, non English speaking migrant and multi-cultural were still unfamiliar to Australians. Robert Menzies became the prime minster of Australia on the 10 December 1949; Australia was still royal to British Empire. The revolution of technology was connecting to wider world.
Changing technology-home appliance
The 1950’s- a decade of change * 1950’s was a period of economic success, high employment and great technological development, Australians enthusiastically decorated their homes with a rage of new domestic appliance also hire purchase schemes allows people to take products home and pay for them in instalments. * Magazines and bright TV encouraged women to purchase new appliances, which made working time less and also the appliance looked good. * Appliances such as electric stoves, refrigerators, toasters and kittle made the kitchen life easier, also vacuum cleaner and washing machine made cleaning more enjoyable. * By the end of the 50’s, small appliances were considered were first considered luxuries, like kettles, and electric mixer were also considered must have at the time but other appliance such as washing machine were still expensive for many families to afford.
1960s- Mass production and disposable appliances * Early 60’s development in manufacturing technology led to a hug increase in mass production, this meant that