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Originally Posted by TrevorW
I used to go too high school with 20c a day 10c covered the bus fare and with the other 10c I could by a vegemite roll and a drink. Sometimes my brothers and I walked the 4k to school so we could buy more for lunch.
We were so poor we couldn't even afford ice cubes
Cheers
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I got 2/6 for the week (later 5/-). 10d coverd bus fares. I took some lunch. The rest was pocket money. I spent most of the remainder on war surplus electronic gear. This spending eventually got me a very good job with the government, great super and now I want for nothing..
We were not poor just average for the period. Ice "cubes" were salvaged every couple of days off the iceman no problem. Milk, bread, fruit and vegetables, meat and groceries were delivered. Homework was rare and we played football or cricket in our spare time after school.
Barry