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"A few minutes walking the aisles of an opportunity shop are enough for a
shopper to ponder how utilitarian and disposable Australia's society has
become.
The artefacts of a passing generation go begging for sale.
At any op shop around Australia brooches, stoles, clutch purses and gloves, as
well as floral teacups, doilies and crystal vases come together in a cluttered
shrine of sorts to a generation that survived two world wars.
The Depression-era salvage mentality of keeping the good stuff for a special
occasion was drummed into the post-war generation.
But by the late 1960s cheap imports, mass manufacturing, plastics and
technology would pave the way for a more casual, comfort and convenience-driven
Australian lifestyle.
Modern families thought nothing of disposing of unwanted items and replacing
them with something new."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
