The Australian Women's Weekly

July 25, 1951 In this issue ...

t wasn’t just undiscovered Australian beauties who were unearthed in this edition of . Buried on page 39hit screens. Much closer to home, Miss L. Fisher from Woongoolba, Qld, was awarded with £5 for her winning rhubarb and fig jam recipe, while our food and cookery experts dished up “nostalgic memories” with twists on classics including steak and kidney pie, custard tart and braised oxtail. And on a more serious note, also included in this issue was an impassioned editorial, imploring the government to establish a council to preserve the culture of Indigenous Australians and ensure rights to “help maintain them in dignity and independence”.

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