AWM Collection Record: P04264.005

AWM image P04264.005

ID Number: P04264.005
Maker: Department of Information
Place made: Australia: Victoria, Melbourne
Date made: 16 June 1942
Physical description: Black & white
Summary: A coupon information centre in the Melbourne department store Myer. It was characteristic of many provided by retailers after the introduction of clothes rationing. This particular store announced that it would resume its usual hours of trading on 16 June; ration books had been issued on the previous Friday and Saturday, and up till then the "quota sold" problem had compelled many retailers, to close and open at irregular times.
Credit line: Donor Australian News and Information Bureau
Copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
Related conflict: Second World War, 1939-1945

Last-Modified: Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:35:25 GMT

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