The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
MELBOURNE, VIC. 1942-09-09. A WOMAN SHOP ASSISTANT STANDS BEHIND A COUNTER WITH A SIGN READING "NO MATCHES, NO CIGARETTES AND NO TOBACCO". THIS IS THE EFFECT OF RATIONING. NOTE THE EMPTY SHELVES BEHIND HER.
MELBOURNE, VIC. 1944-01-17. A WOMAN CUSTOMER IS BEING ATTENDED TO BY A MALE SHOP ASSISTANT AT A BUTCHER SHOP ON THE FIRST DAY OF MEAT RATIONING. NOTE THE NOTICE IN THE BACKGROUND SHOWING THE MEAT COUP
MELBOURNE, VIC. 1943-07-27. THE WELL STACKED SHELVES OF TOBACCO AND CIGARETTES IN AN ARMY CANTEEN.
MELBOURNE, VIC. 1944-01-17. A WOMAN CUSTOMER IS BEING ATTENDED TO BY WOMEN SHOP ASSISTANTS AT A BUTCHER SHOP ON THE FIRST DAY OF MEAT RATIONING COUPONS ARE BEING CLIPPED FROM HER RATION BOOK.
Baidoa, Somalia. 1993-03-09. A Somali woman inside her small shop. Goods on display include Omo washing powder, cigarettes and other Western goods.
MELBOURNE, VIC. 1942-06-16. A WOMAN SHOP ASSISTANT EXPLAINING THE USE OF RATION BOOKS AND COUPONS TO CUSTOMERS IN A CITY STORE.
MELBOURNE, VIC. 1942-06-14. A WOMAN SHOP ASSISTANT ATTACHING A "COUPONS REQUIRED" TICKET TO A WOMAN'S SLACK SUIT ON A CITY STORE MODEL.
