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Family-life stories
The men had returned from the war to reclaim their place as head of the household. Children's experiences were still tightly controlled through the 1950s but starting to ease a little into the '60s. Most boomer families had two parents in the home and the parents themselves had a lot more free time to spend with, and influence, their children.
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Vintage telephone, modern exchange
Erin Fogarty : Auckland NZ : 1960s
We often grizzled about the others in our party, especially the couple up the road who deliberately left their phone off the hook. But what a swizz having us as a member of one's party. We numbered 10 and nine of us liked the phone very much! . . . read on
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Man from Hokonui
K.G.Gale : Christchurch NZ : 1950s
We kids clung to the wall, doing our best to be insignificant. Luckily he didn't seem to notice us so we remained vertical, but he kept roaring around in circles, bottles flying, drunkards scampering, my mother with her hand over her mouth, eyes wide . . . read on
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Moulin Rouge
Tina Drennan : Anaheim, CA : 1955-58
It hit me like a freight train. Mocha Polka. That had always been her color. She put it on me for the one party she sent me off to. We did our lips and our nails to match. It was the most wonderful evening of my life because she was there at the start . . . read on
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Our first television
Erin Fogarty : Auckland NZ : 1960s
The rabbit ears worked best when balanced on top of two biscuit tins until around 7pm, and then they had to be moved further into the corner of the room — and higher. The best reception was when they were held aloft, like a newly-won sports trophy . . . read on
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The old Triumph car
K.G.Gale : Christchurch NZ : 1950s
He didn't know the first thing about cars but the man who sold it to him said he'd never have an ounce of trouble with a reliable old Triumph — "they just never die". He'd driven it home in a flush of pride ... black, square, but a thing of beauty to us kids. . . . read on
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Growing up in Hawke's Bay - Part I
Brian Duggan : Hawke's Bay NZ : 1950s
The best years in Marewa for me were my early teens. Teenagers then had been recently identified as different from the rest of the human race. We had our own world view and it would not sit comfortably with the older generation's vision . . . read on
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The Big Picture
Steve Morgan : London : 1940s
The banshee wail from above was not the final agonising throes of Lily giving birth but the gradual keening build-up of the air-raid siren, its wailing note a warning to all Londoners. Criss-crossing searchlights began their macabre swordfight across dark, leaden skies . . . read on
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Sunbathing habits of Plunket children
Erin Fogarty : Auckland NZ : 1960s
Most baby boomer children from New Zealand were Plunket babies raised under a regimen designed by Dr Frederick Truby King, the superintendent of a mental institution. A Plunket baby's routine was as strict as bootcamp and a lot of time was spent outdoors . . . read on
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