Shift dresses were the fashion, psychadelic rock was all the rage and children born in the post-war era were reaching maturity.
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That’s right, we’re talking about the 1960’s.
It was a decade of political and social change.
John F Kennedy was elected and assasinated, man walked on the moon, women protested over equal rights and Aboriginal people were officially recognised as Australian citizens.
Take a look at Maitland’s people and events of the 1960s.
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