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Story: Household services

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Servants in the 19th century

  3. The ‘servant problem’

  4. Domestic service since 1900

  5. Gardeners

  6. Home deliveries

  7. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Servants in the 19th century

Subsidised fares for servants

Subsidised fares for servants

The general servant

The general servant

Staff of the big house

Staff of the big house (1st of 2)

The governess

The governess (2nd of 2)

Domestic Workers’ Union

Domestic Workers’ Union

From page 2 - The ‘servant problem’

‘New Zealand wants domestic servants’

‘New Zealand wants domestic servants’

‘Servant-galism’ cartoon

‘Servant-galism’ cartoon

Do-it-yourself washing

Do-it-yourself washing

First lessons in the principles of cooking

First lessons in the principles of cooking

Servants’ registry office

Servants’ registry office

From page 3 - Domestic service since 1900

Daughters do the dishes

Daughters do the dishes (1st of 3)

Schoolgirls learn cookery

Schoolgirls learn cookery (2nd of 3)

Housework elevated to home science

Housework elevated to home science (3rd of 3)

The up to date housewife

The up to date housewife

Importing domestic servants

Importing domestic servants

Housekeeper

Housekeeper

Meticulous Maids

Meticulous Maids

From page 4 - Gardeners

Gardener in the 1860s

Gardener in the 1860s

A. W. Buxton and Sons

A. W. Buxton and Sons

Gardener on a big property

Gardener on a big property

Jim’s Mowing

Jim’s Mowing

From page 5 - Home deliveries

Meat delivery in the 1870s

Meat delivery in the 1870s

Horse-drawn milk deliveries

Horse-drawn milk deliveries (1st of 3)

A 1980s milkman

A 1980s milkman (2nd of 3)

Putting the milk bottles out

Putting the milk bottles out (3rd of 3)

Delivering the groceries

Delivering the groceries

Shopping via the internet

Shopping via the internet

How to cite this page:

Jane Tolerton, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/household-services/media (accessed 6 December 2019)

Story by Jane Tolerton, published 11 Mar 2010

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