AKL Heritage Festival: Rationing 1939-1950: The Household Experience

Tue 29 Sep 10:30am - 11:30am
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AKL Heritage Festival: Rationing 1939-1950: The Household Experience

Tue 29 Sep 10:30am - 11:30am

The Seminar Room - Lopdell House, Auckland

Researcher Lynley Stone reveals how domestic rationing shaped everyday family life during and after the Second World War.

In this presentation, Lynley Stone from the Mt Albert Historical Society looks closely at the items that were rationed – and places these restrictions within the broader context of the war effort, the economy, and the social conditions of the time. 1940's morning tea provided.