Born in 1946? What else happened?

<p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>ABOUT THIS SERIES. ....But after that I realised that I knew very little about these parents of mine. They had been born about the start of the Twentieth Century and they died in 1970 and 1980. For their last 50 years I was old enough to speak with a bit of sense.</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>I could have talked to them a lot about their lives. I could have found out about the times they lived in. But I did not. I know almost nothing about them really. Their courtship? Working in the pits? The Lock-out in the Depression? Losing their second child? Being dusted as a miner? The shootings at Rothbury? My uncles killed in the War? Love on the dole? There were hundreds thousands of questions that I would now like to ask them. But alas I can't. It's too late.</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Thus prompted by my guilt I resolved to write these books. They describe happenings that affected people real people. The whole series is to coin a modern phrase designed to push your buttons to make you remember and wonder at things forgotten. The books might just let nostalgia see the light of day so that oldies and youngies will talk about the past and re-discover a heritage otherwise forgotten. Hopefully they will spark discussions between generations and foster the asking and answering of questions that should not remain unanswered. </strong></p><p><strong>MORE INFORMATION ON THESE BOOKS</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>I was born in 1934 so that I can remember well a great deal of what went on around me from 1939 onwards. But of course the bulk of this book's material came from research. That meant that I spent many hours in front of a computer reading electronic versions of newspapers magazines Hansard Ministers' Press releases and the like. My task was to sift out day-by-day those stories and events that would be of interest to the most readers. </strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Then I supplemented these with materials from books broadcasts memoirs biographies government reports and statistics. And I talked to old-timers one-on-one and in organised groups and to Baby Boomers about their recollections. People with stories to tell came out of the woodwork and talked no end about the tragic and funny and commonplace events that have shaped their lives.</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>I think I have covered most of the major issues that people then were interested in. On the other hand in some cases I have dwelt a little on minor frivolous matters perhaps to the detriment of more sober considerations. Still in the long run this makes the book more readable and hopefully it will convey adequately the spirit of the times. </strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Overall I expect I can make you wonder remember rage and giggle and I hope that you and your family will find some comfort in the realisation that no matter how new and novel a current situation is to you it has all happened often before. </strong></p><p><br></p>