"I thought I'd learnt everything at 15 ; "a teenager during the 1940s
Background
Effects of War on life
Socialising
Music
Playing with friends
Pocket Money
Going to work
Leaving School
Community
Picture Theatre
Dances
End of War
Photography and Film
Fashions
Bodgies and Widgies / Milkbar Cowboys
Wedding in 1945
Smoking and Drinking
Local Maori
Religion
War
Fashions
Most people wore suits for best, and always a shirt with a tie with tweed trousers and blazers. Uncle and Ivan bought French caps and walked up the street with everybody wondering where they had got them. They thought wearing a silk scarf in the winter was very stylish too.
