Posts Tagged as: 1920s
Prohibition in Canberra: King O’Malley and the ‘dry’ capital
Issue 10 April 2013
Discover the 'dry' years of Australia's national capital and the charismatic politician who fought against the 'stagger juice'. Continue reading
Tags: 1910s, 1920s, alcohol, Canberra, Issue 10, King O'Malley, prohibition, Queanbeyan
Categories: Archives, Health and welfare, Politics, Social history
A career in contortion
Issue 6 April 2012
The tragic story of Lilian Ross and the two young children she adopted to train as contortionists. Continue reading
Tags: 1910s, 1920s, contortion, copyright, entertainment, Issue 6, Lilian Ross
Categories: Archives, Social history
What a gem! Enemy property: café noir, dolly pink and chin-chin blue
Issue 5 January 2012
Why was a beautiful colour swatch card from 1928 considered enemy property during World War II? Continue reading
Tags: 1920s, fashion, Issue 5, World War II
Categories: Archives, Defence, Intelligence and security, Social history