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Queen Mary of Denmark

Born Hobart, 5 Feb 1972

5 facts1 source

Living person. The family sees only the name, dates and photo; everything else stays private unless they choose to share it.

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A life in time

  1. 5 Feb 1972

    Born in Hobart

  2. 2005–2011

    4 children are born

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 4

During her lifetime

She has lived through 6 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Hobart.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1970s · Queen is born in Hobart

Around the world1973–1974

The oil crisis

Arab oil producers cut supplies and the price of oil quadrupled; petrol queues and inflation followed around the world.

At the table

Around 1942–1949

Ration books were more valuable than money

During World War II, food rationing was so strict that ration books were considered more valuable than money. Each person was limited to just over one chop of meat per day.

What people wore

Around 1942–1949

Wartime clothing rationing coupon values

During World War II rationing, each person received 112 clothing coupons annually; a man's suit cost 38 coupons, while a pair of socks cost 4.

Getting around

Around 1924–1935

Long-distance rail travel times

In 1924, a rail journey from Brisbane to Cairns took 53.5 hours, a trip that was later reduced to 45 hours in 1935 with the introduction of the Sunshine Express.

What it cost

Around 1930–1939

Price of bread

During the 1930s, bread was delivered twice a day and sold for five pence a loaf.

Music

Around 1925–1949

Instruments used for country dances

Musicians in hinterland towns often performed for long hours using primarily the violin and piano or accordion, sometimes adding instruments like the banjo, guitar, cornet, saxophone or trombone.

Daily life

Around 1925–1949

Lighting and managing limited water supplies

When electricity was unavailable, households relied on smelly kerosene lamps for light, with candles used at bedtime, and families frequently checked water levels in tanks by tapping them to hear the sound difference.