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Back in Time for the Corner Shop

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A family of four stand in 1950s clothing in a corner shop


Join Annabel Crabb and the Ferrone family as they navigate the highs and lows of being shopkeepers through 150 years of Australian history.

This latest series fast-forwards Australians through history to explore an institution for millions of Australians. 

More than a simple shop, the corner store, the milk bar, the local shop was the heart of our neighbourhoods. This humble shop not only supplied essential daily needs and tasty treats, it was the heartbeat of our community, adapting and evolving over time.

Table of contents:

  1. 1.Shopping
  2. 2.Food
  3. 3.Technology, then and now
  4. 4.Money and measurement, then and now
  5. 5.Women, then and now
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History Education, Science and Technology