From time to time I enjoy a trawl through an old newspaper. Many are now available on-line. So I thought I'd start a new posting habit of demonstrating the above maxim.
At Papers Past historic newspapers up to 1946 are available. So I chose a revisit date of 70 years ago today.
Maybe it'll be daily.
Here's my first offering.
Housing waiting lists are never out of the news and make excellent political fodder.
Currently there are 5,840 applications awaiting fulfilment nationally.
Here's the situation 60 years ago. Post-war perhaps but a large majority of those waiting were "civilians":
NZ Herald, October 2, 1944
Build them and they will come.
2 comments:
It reminds me of the film "Field of Dreams" where the ghostly voice says "Build it and they will come".
That means if we didn't build IT they wouldn't come?
3:16
That means if we didn't build IT they wouldn't come?
In general - no, But in this case yes.
Don't build the houses - no waiting list.
Don't pay 'em welfare - no bludgers.
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