Hi list How long after the end of WW2 did rationing continue in Os ?? I'm trying to date a letter sent from a great aunt living in Ultimo, Sydney, NSW. I don't know her married name, but I have an address, so trying to narrow down the time frame. She says <"Yes I find the ration for one a bit small, although we get six ozs. of butter to your three, but we are only allowed one lb. of sugar & 2 ozs. of tea a week. Meat is rationed too, but I do not eat much meat. " > Also <"All household linen & clothing are still rationed, but not bread or vegetables, carrots are 9d lb. this week & beans are down to 1/6, you are lucky to get tobacco. The men here scram from shop to shop, to get a packet of cigarettes and matches are doled out one box at a time."> Then <"but I think everything will brighten up shortly, when our men get sick of striking. No potatoes this week, the wharf labourers were out & the spuds went bad on the ships and were dumped"> For the record, she was born in 1876, Florence Rose BROWN, in London, UK. Any thoughts on the rationing would be appreciated. From Warm and wet Kent UK. Roger ICQ 41417472 mailto:<Roger_Brown@bigfoot.com>