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Be home by dark: childhood freedoms and adult fears in 1950s Victoria

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posted on 2023-05-21, 05:37 authored by Carla Pascoe LeahyCarla Pascoe Leahy
Oral history narratives construct the 1950s as a time of immense freedom for Australian children; roaming the streets happily and safely until night-fall. These idyllic recollections are framed by a set of contemporary concerns about the over-protected twenty-first century child. And yet the introduction, by a range of government agencies, of a variety of strategies to protect juvenile safety suggests that adult fears for children existed in the post-war years. This paper explores the seeming contradiction between the existence of such restrictions and the memories of carefree youth in 1950s Victoria.

History

Publication title

Australian Historical Studies

Volume

40

Pagination

215-231

ISSN

1031-461X

Department/School

School of Humanities

Publisher

Univ Melbourne

Place of publication

Hist Dept, Parkville, Australia, Victoria, 3052

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Copyright © 2009 Informa UK Limited

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  • Restricted

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Understanding Australia’s past

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