“After the second World War, women were urged to relinquish their daytime jobs, get themselves married, retreat into the kitchen and conspire to produce healthy offspring.
Back in those days, couples married first and lived together afterwards,” explained Dr James Lergessner, author of twenty-five books, providing a positive, engaging, humorous ‘walk down memory lane’ for our senior citizens.
“Between 1946 and 1964, virtually four million babies were born in Australia. Babies born between 1946 and 1958 were known as the ‘Baby Boomers’. Those born between 1959 and 1964 are often referred to as ‘Shadow Boomers’.
Snippets is about the post war Menzies-era. Parents wanted to give their children, everything they had been denied because of the war. They wanted a much better life for their offspring: home, secure family, schooling and a family car for outings.
The story trawls through the conservative years of the 1950s and the action-packed swinging 1960s: the political upheavals of the 1970s; and the ‘Me’ generation of the 1980s; plus, the decades to the present.”
On a more personal note, Dr Lergessner had admitted: “I have lived around Bribie Island for seventy-eight years. In my books, I attempt to embrace my love affair with Brisbane’s people, suburbs and local communities.
I am honoured to be wedged between Wally Lewis and Libby Lenton (nee Trickett) in Queensland’s Who’s Who for 2007/8.”
Dr Lergessner will be the guest speaker at the Tewantin Noosa Probus Club’s meeting on Tuesday 26 November in the bistro of the RSL, 1 Memorial Avenue, Tewantin.
Meetings commence with morning tea ($6) at 10am followed by the guest speaker at 10.30am.
Visitors are welcome. Phone Christine on 5442 7397 so she can save you a seat.
