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Cooks of the 2nd Australian Battalion preparing bully-beef rissoles for the evening meal, Ypres

from Tasmanian Archives and State Library (Commons)

The prisoners receive precisely the same rations as our own troops

from National Science and Media Museum

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  • ken_davis said:
    Given the unimaginable carnage the troops went through in this war of hell fire it is quite moving to see this.
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  • Velurajah Selliah said:
    Beautiful capture absolutely lovely ! Well done!!



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  • tiberiousss said:
    The carnage was due to old and usless tactics. It has always taken men to die before the tactics get changed.
  • Pixel Wrangler said:
    Photo caption from AWM: "A German prisoner 'getting his issue' at ration time in the prisoners of war (POW) compound (popularly termed the Bird Cage) at Hoograaf, the day after the Australian attack, on 4 October 1917, at Broodseinde Ridge, in the Ypres Sector, when many Germans were captured. The quality and quantity of our rations, of which the enemy prisoners received the same amount as British troops, amazed the Germans after their existence on meagre supplies of the poorest of food. "Taken October 5, 1917 at Western Front (Belgium), Ypres Area, Hoograaf"

People in a queue waiting for tobacco supplies during World War II in Brisbane, Queenlsand

from State Library of Queensland

  • Janette Asche said:
    How things have changed.
  • State Library of Queensland said:
    Janette Asche Indeed! The only lines we see like this today are for the latest iphone release.
  • Vesna Verencevic said:
    To aid the war effort, rationing of essential commodities such as food, clothing, rubber and petrol was instituted in all Allied countries early in World War II. It became patriotic to ‘go without’ luxuries in support of troops overseas and industrial production of equipment and supplies for the forces. In Australia rationing regulations for food and clothing were strictly introduced in mid-1942 to manage shortages and control civilian consumption. It also aimed to curb inflation by reducing consumer spending, hopefully leading to a higher level of savings by the population and greater investment in the government war loans program. The ‘Austerity Campaign’ meant going without luxury items and involved living as simply as possible. The campaign was launched alongside the Austerity Loan program. The message was ‘Save’ and ‘Save Australia’. People were told to: Smoke less—burn less money. Drink less—satisfy a need not a habit. Plan meals for their food value. Give up cosmetics—it’s smart to be natural Source: www.ww2places.qld.gov.au/homefront/rationing