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Be home by dark: childhood freedoms and adult fears in 1950s Victoria
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 StudiesVolume
40Pagination
215-231ISSN
1031-461XDepartment/School
School of HumanitiesPublisher
Univ MelbournePlace of publication
Hist Dept, Parkville, Australia, Victoria, 3052Rights statement
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