Walcha history: War-time shortages - rations and coupons

By Bob Walsh
Updated July 17 2018 - 11:23am, first published 10:43am
Sacrifices: Unused coupons from typical 1940s ration card – clothing was the second commodity to be rationed.
Sacrifices: Unused coupons from typical 1940s ration card – clothing was the second commodity to be rationed.

Shortages during World War II led to rationing of petrol, clothing, tea, sugar, butter and meat. Ration cards were issued to adults and to children who had reached their fifth birthday. Shopkeepers were required to remove the appropriate number of coupons from the cards at the time of sale.

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