Book; Born in 1956? What else happened? - Ron Williams

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This is  a series of books about life in Australia – one for each year from 1939. They describe happenings that affected people, real people. The whole series, to coin a modern phrase, is designed to push your buttons, to make you remember and wonder at things forgotten.

The books might just let nostalgia see the light of day, so that oldies and youngies will talk about the past and re-discover a heritage otherwise forgotten. Hopefully, they will spark discussions between generations, and foster the asking and answering of questions that should not remain unanswered.

In 1956, the first big issue was the Suez crisis, which put our own Bob Menzies on the world stage, but he got no applause. TV was turned on in time for the Melbourne Olympics, Hungary was invaded and the Iron Curtain got a lot thicker. There was much concern about cruelty to sharks, and the horrors of country pubs persisted.

Paperback
ISBN: 9780994601568
Publisher: Boom Books
160 pages

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Amanda Lloyd
Great read

Bought was a present for my parents and out bought back so many memories!

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Marita Maloney
Disappointing

I made a false assumption that there would be photographs interspersed with text. The person I am giving this to is far more likely to be interested in something that is not text only, but generates interest with graphics. I am very disappointed.

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Paul Roberts
On time and efficient service

I cannot complain about the service, it was great. The book has not been opened but I will no doubt be happy.

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Glen

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