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Thread ID: 113341	2010-10-15 05:00:00	The Great Depression #1	SurferJoe46 (51)	PC World Chat

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1145070	2010-10-15 05:00:00	Does anyone on F1 remember any of the details of The Great Depression of the 1930's? Just wondering since US school History books don't go into much detail about the rest of the world in that time period . How bad was it in NZ - did you have grandparents in it or are any old enough to remember it themselves? Was NZ a totally agrarian society in those days and it wasn't so bad? We all know the highly industrialized nations took it pretty hard, but I've never seen any references about it in places like NZ and Australia . Just planning for The Great Depression Redux and hoping youse guys make out OK . . .	SurferJoe46 (51)
1145071	2010-10-15 06:12:00	not sure myself, we studied bits of the world and some of NZ, can't remember much. these might help www.nzine.co.nz www.nzine.co.nz The 80's stock market was a big pinch, hit quite a few people pretty hard but not a depression as such.	The Error Guy (14052)
1145072	2010-10-15 07:07:00	I did not go through the depression myself but I certainly saw its effect on my parents with their frugal mend and make do, never throw anything out less it might be one day useful life style which they maintained their whole life. My stepfather could not find work at his chosen trade (carpenter) so he spent his time touring the lower North Island in an Austin 7 buying and trading old gold and jewellery. I don't know the details but I got the impression he made a reasonable living out of this. During the second world war he made his fortune by owning a jewellery store next to the American services club in Wellington.	tutaenui (1724)
1145073	2010-10-15 07:37:00	Remember my old man saying as a teenager in the depression he was given a .22 Rifle and 2 cartridges by my Grandfather and if he did not come back with 2 rabbits he got a kickup the arse. Things were hard here also	Lawrence (2987)
1145074	2010-10-15 08:02:00	I did not go through the depression myself but I certainly saw its effect on my parents with their frugal mend and make do, never throw anything out less it might be one day useful life style which they maintained their whole life. My stepfather could not find work at his chosen trade (carpenter) so he spent his time touring the lower North Island in an Austin 7 buying and trading old gold and jewellery. I don't know the details but I got the impression he made a reasonable living out of this. During the second world war he made his fortune by owning a jewellery store next to the American services club in Wellington. Oh yes, the woolshed is full of so much cr8p! also my folks would say they'd set the table (during the war) by running around it, my grandmother used to say, if the Germans come now at least we'll have a spoon, if the Germans come now, at least we'll have fork etc. must have been tough as a kid.	The Error Guy (14052)
1145075	2010-10-15 09:07:00	The depression starting 1929 was felt very hard in NZ. A lot of unemployed people went to work camps. People actually went hungry it must have been very severe because the old people always spoke about it. Went into WW2 and then wool boom in early 50s it was still not forgotten about. Now days its ****** WINZ this WINZ that no self help.	prefect (6291)
1145076	2010-10-15 14:15:00	Oh yes, the woolshed is full of so much cr8p! also my folks would say they'd set the table (during the war) by running around it, my grandmother used to say, if the Germans come now at least we'll have a spoon, if the Germans come now, at least we'll have fork etc . must have been tough as a kid . I never thought of Germany being such a viable threat to youse guys - we were a large ocean apart from Mainland Europe . I know that Japan was only on the scene a little later and thought they were a bigger threat - but I guess that hadn't reared it's head during the Depression . Looks like the Depression hit NZ pretty bad too . That kinda amazes me as I've always thought that NZ was a sheep-farm area and could be fairly self-sufficient and almost immune to the things I've read about the situation . Farmers in the US did pretty good and there were even some subsidies from the Feds to keep the farms going - fuel and tools and such for the tractors, tires and such for transportation and even a new car allowance for the family to 'grease' the wheels of the farmer's productivity .	SurferJoe46 (51)
1145077	2010-10-15 18:09:00	The depression starting 1929 was felt very hard in NZ. Went into WW2 Now days its ****** WINZ this WINZ that no self help. Perhaps another war would suit you?	pctek (84)
1145078	2010-10-15 18:41:00	There are quite a few in NZ that did not think we were under threat here in the Second World War Not only did we have American troops based here (mainly for the Pacific theatre) but had quite a few large Airfields constructed that could handle large bombers to halt the Japanese invasion Not many also know we had German raiders mining our Harbours with ships sunk and prisoners of War taken is.gd This is Audio about the German Raiders The Japanese were also laying mines here and quite a few mini subs were seen here My father was in the next contingent to go to war when it ended and was sent to Japan in "J" force after the War One of the interesting things he came back with was Japanese currency which was to be used in NZ and other South Pacific Countries when the Japanese had overrun us NZ life during the Second world War was totally about the war effort,anyone stepping out of line or contentious objectors were jailed or held in internment camps	Lawrence (2987)
1145079	2010-10-15 18:48:00	is.gd This is the link that works	Lawrence (2987)
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