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IrelandWhat Was 1944 Like in Australia?
If you were born in 1944, the tide of the war had turned and you could feel it — cautiously, superstitiously — in the slightly lighter atmosphere at the front bar of the pub, in the way the news broadcasts sounded less desperate.
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Prime Minister
John Curtin
Monarch
King George VI
Petrol (per litre)
$0.01
Loaf of Bread
$0.06
Average House
$1,400
Weekly Wage
$3.80
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