Souvenir of the Show, The Australian Women's Weekly, 24 April 1963, p11
New multimedia material was added to Kate Darian-Smith's article on Sydney's famous Royal Easter Show in our last build, and as always, the National Library of Australia's Trove was a great resource, in particular the digitised Australian Women's Weekly.
The Weekly's interest over the years in the social and economic implications of the Show for women provides a fascinating perspective for modern researchers. We can't use every page with Kate's entry, so we thought we'd share a few more of our favourites here. Just click on the image to go to the relevant page in Trove to read the text too.
Thanks to Trove and AWW!
The Australian Women's Weekly, 29 March 1947 p19Husbands do home chores while wives earn nest-egg, The Australian Women's Weekly, 1 April 1950 p30Girl Bronco Busters - Rivals at the Royal Show! The Australian Women's Weekly, 13 April 1935, p4Show time is always their work time, The Australian Women's Weekly, 7 April 1954, p27What DOES give a gorilla the strength of 10 men then? The Australian Women's Weekly , 13 March 1937, p10A fashion special for the sesquicentenary in 1938, The Australian Women's Weekly, 16 April 1938 p27Sound familiar? This year it is bigger, better and more expensive than ever! The Australian Women's Weekly, 24 March 1951, p18
