Have you ever wondered what was happening 100 years ago? Thanks to the ever giving TROVE, we can travel back in time and see just what life was like, albeit in a small way. We can read the headlines, get a feeling for what was happening in various areas, discover what was all important on this date, April 9, a century ago.
Australia, as was much of the world, was still finding it's footing again, post World War I. The population was still mourning so many of their loved ones, many who had fallen in foreign lands and in all probability, would remain there. The economy had suffered greatly, the workforce was depleted and industry that had geared up for war, had to find a new source of income. Many had survived with female workers, but now the men were returning and wanted their jobs back. This was quite unsettling for many families, those who had been kept going by women, whether in factories, on farms, in commerce, or in small business... Suddenly they were torn between looking after the women who had kept them going, or fulfilling promises of a job waiting for those who had returned. Most chose the latter, women weren't fully recognised for their abilities till much later, post WWII.*
Glasgow seemed to have a different outlook.
Recorder Port Pirie 9 Apr 1919
One year post war and the economy was improving.
The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser NSW Wed Apr 9 1919
The coal shortage was easing...
Barrier Miner Broken Hill 9 Apr 1919
The cost of living was rising, but not as much as that in many other countries...
Families were still waiting for news of loved ones, or waiting for their return...
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miner's Advocate 9 Apr 1919
The Gloucester Advocate NSW 9 Apr 1919
Daily Telegraph Launceston 9 Apr 1919
The Register Adelaide 9 Apr 1919
Riverina Recorder (Balranald, Moulamein. NSW} April 9, 1919
Life went on as usual.. headlines still alarmed ....
NSW Police Gazette and Weekly Record of Crime 9 Apr 1919
Influenza spread throughout the country...
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miner's Advocate NSW 9 Apr 1919
Daily Advertiser Wagga Wagga 9th April 1919
Influenza
Influenza
Quarantine areas were set up, often preventing people
from going about their daily business...
as noted in this last paragraph, p. 2.
from going about their daily business...
as noted in this last paragraph, p. 2.
As always, please click to enlarge...
Daily Examiner Grafton PERSONAL 9 Apr 1919
some headlines still amused....
The Daily Mail Brisbane 9 Apr 1919
Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser QLD 9 Apr 1919
and even then, advertorials were used...
Northern Star Lismore NSW 9th Apr 1919
and everyday matters were discussed..
The Argus Melbourne 9 Apr 1919 The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times Albury NSW 9 Apr 1919
yet poignant reminders of years that had passed still made the papers..
Cairns Post The Soldiers' Postbag April 9, 1919
Bega Budget A Bega Soldier's Experience as a POW April 9, 1919
- Stevens Raymond Edward : SERN 3219 : POB Bombala NSW : POE Warwick Farm NSW : NOK F Stevens Benjamin
To read Private Stevens full record, please go to SODA... http://soda.naa.gov.au/record/1923203/1
See Above.. *women in wartime
* https://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/women-in-wartime
