it ended wen u stop asking stupid asss questions
To the answerer above - I hope you enjoyed letting off steam in answer to a perfectly serious and reasonable quuestion.
I'm not sure that there was much food rationing in Australia in the years after WWII. My wife, born 1944, was from Tasmania (an Australian state) - comparing her childhood recollections with mine (England, late 40s, early 50s), she did not recollect the significant restrictions on food items that I recollected. I hope an Australian can answer you more fully.
During the Second World War food was rationed in Britain. Rationing officially ended in the year 1953, 9 years after the end of the war.
There were a few different rationings that ended in Australia. These rationings were phased out slowly after the 2nd World War ended.
After WW II, in Britain rationing ended progressively for different classes of goods. Sweets were the last to go, in 1953. I remember it well.
14th of May, 1942.
1954
1949.
Rationing was the restriction by law of food, sweets, clothes, petrol etc so that everyone could get something to eat etc, and so that rich people did not buy up everything. Rationing carried on for seval years after the end of WWII, I remember the end of sweet rationing.
Rationing continued on many items until 1954.•1948- The end of rationing begins. It is another 5 years before rationing of all products is stopped.•25 July 1948 - end of flour rationing•15 March 1949 - end of clothes rationing•19 May 1950 - rationing ended for canned and dried fruit, chocolate biscuits, treacle, syrup, jellies and mincemeat.•September 1950 - rationing ended for soap•3 October 1952 - Tea rationing ended•February 1953 - Sweet and sugar rationing ends•4 July 1954 - Food rationing ends
Eventually, food rationing stopped at midnight on the 4th July 1954, when restrictions on the sale and purchase of meat and bacon were lifted. This happened nine years after the end of the war.
In any sane society rationing is only used during a emergency.
Rationing Timeline•1939 World War Two begins•1939 - Petrol rationing (ended May 1950 )•8 January 1940 - Rationing of bacon, butter and sugar•11 March 1940 - All meat was rationed (fresh and canned)•July 1940 - Tea and margarine were rationed.•March 1941 - Jam was put on ration.•May 1941 - Cheese was rationed•1 June 1941 - Rationing of clothing (ended 15 March 1949)•June 1941 - Eggs were put on ration•July 1941 - Coal was rationed because more and more miners were called up to serve in the forces.•January 1942 - Rice and dried fruit were added to the list of rationed foods.•February 1942 - Soap was rationed so that oils and fats could be saved for food.•Tinned tomatoes and peas were were added to the list of rationed food.•By 17 March 1942, coal, gas and electricity were all rationed•26 July 1942 - Rationing of sweets and chocolate. Each person was allowed about 2oz (55 grams) a week•August 1942 - Biscuits and cereals rationed•1943 - Sausages are rationed•1945 World War Two Ends.Rationing continued on many items until 1954.•1948 - The end of rationing begins. It is another 5 years before rationing of all products is stopped.•25 July 1948 - end of flour rationing•15 March 1949 - end of clothes rationing•19 May 1950 - rationing ended for canned and dried fruit, chocolate biscuits, treacle, syrup, jellies and mincemeat.•September 1950 - rationing ended for soap•3 October 1952 - Tea rationing ended•February 1953 - Sweet and sugar rationing ends•4 July 1954 - Food rationing endsSome foods such as potatoes, fruit and fish were not rationed.In addition to the above food, everyone was allowed 16 points per month to use on what ever food items they wished.In 1946 (after WWII), when food was just as short as during the preceding years, bread was added to the rationand the sweet ration was halved.
1950
Rationing was the restriction by law of food, sweets, clothes, petrol etc so that everyone could get something to eat etc, and so that rich people did not buy up everything. Rationing carried on for seval years after the end of WWII, I remember the end of sweet rationing.
Rationing continued on many items until 1954.•1948- The end of rationing begins. It is another 5 years before rationing of all products is stopped.•25 July 1948 - end of flour rationing•15 March 1949 - end of clothes rationing•19 May 1950 - rationing ended for canned and dried fruit, chocolate biscuits, treacle, syrup, jellies and mincemeat.•September 1950 - rationing ended for soap•3 October 1952 - Tea rationing ended•February 1953 - Sweet and sugar rationing ends•4 July 1954 - Food rationing ends
In the UK, rationing actually got worse at the end of the war but then gradually started to improve although the last items didn't finally come off ration until 1954.
WW2 rationing ended in 1954, with the end of the meat ration.
Eventually, food rationing stopped at midnight on the 4th July 1954, when restrictions on the sale and purchase of meat and bacon were lifted. This happened nine years after the end of the war.
The Food Rationing Program in the United States began in 1942 as an attempt to ensure the soldier fighting had enough food to survive. The war ended in 1945 but the rationing did not end until 1946.
In any sane society rationing is only used during a emergency.
the reason is that Britain went through a massive devastation and needed time to recover that is why rationing was still going on after the war.
wooo i answerd it first.
Rationing was introduced because there was not enough food getting imported to England, and most of our food was imported from another country, so we had to ration our food to make sure EVERYONE had the same amount. Rationing began before the blitz in 1942. Rationing was introduced by the Government, and everyone had to stick to it, including the Royal Family. For vegetarians there were extra cheese etc, but only because they refused to eat meat. In the end they still had the same amount of food, possibly less. There was something called the Black Market around back then, where food sellers took ordinary people's rations and sold them for a larger expense to others who bought more. This meant less food for everyone else, and was certainly illegal. Rationing continued until food was back to it's normal input, a fair while after the war ended. Do you get it now? Oh yes, and did I mention I was only 11? I'm learning about WW2 at school.
She is coming to Australia at the end of this year :)