hort supply during the war and substantial supplies of food and clothing were needed for the troops so they could continue fighting. Australians did not suffer as badly from wartime shortages as did the people in Britain and Europe. This was because most of the fighting was taking place in Europe and there was not much action close to Australia at the time. In 1942 the government introduced a system of rationing and this restricted the quantity and types of goods that people could buy. Each adult received a ration book with 112 coupons and each item of clothing had a particular coupon value. Throughout 1942 more and
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