Wait... they used encyclopaedias?

Before the internet, many Australian families owned a set of encyclopaedias... and they bought them from door-to-door salesmen.

This episode will answer questions like:

What is an encyclopaedia?

Do encyclopaedias still exist?

What is better: the internet or encyclopaedias?

What is an encyclopaedia salesman?

Find more episodes of kids’ history podcast Wait... They Did What!? with Tilly Oddy-Black on the Kids tab of ABC listen.