This year of Jan Feb 1947
The Great Freeze Up Light and power cut off for 6 hours a day
The country in a hell of a state
No coal in any quantity
No light in some parts of England
Food in short supply
Some talk of 40 hour week for building trade
Linseed oil 21/- a gallon
Gloss Paints 42/- a gallon
When you can get it
And you must have a permit to do any work over £10.00
Fags in very short supply
A ten horse power car cost new about £400.00
A second hand car 10HP cost about £6000.0
And this is a Labour government, happy days if we live long enough
To the person who will read this. I Steve Alford hope that things are much better now. Peter Cowley Now age 16 years also wishes the same to you
Don’t go down the mine daddy, there is plenty of coal in the cwtch
Dr T. Davies Lives Here
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