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Throughout the war years, local newspapers were a source of information and often provided readers with a wealth of advice from housekeeping in wartime, advice on what to do before going to your shelter and even etiquette for travelling on public transport with Billy Brown’s Guide to London Transport
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Food Facts: Mother & Child
Government advice given to Expectant Mothers, during th Second World War, on the food they should be trying to eat…
Billy Brown’s Guide to London Transport
Here is another fine example of the Billy Brown character, invented by cartoonist David Langdon OBE, giving advice on using…
What to Do Before Going into Your Shelter
Before, during and after the raid What to do before going into your Shelter – and the help that is…
Tea-Time Gossip
As written in the Bromley & District News on 27th September, 1940 (page 2) Under the Bed A near-by A.A…
Homekeeping in Wartime
This article featured in the Bromley & District Times in August 1940, providing advice to housewives to help the with…
Food Facts, August 1940
A regular feature in the local newspaper in the 1940’s, here is another list of useful ‘Food Facts’ for readers…
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