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Kōrero: Household services

Rarangi kaupapa

  1. Story summary

  2. Servants in the 19th century

  3. The ‘servant problem’

  4. Domestic service since 1900

  5. Gardeners

  6. Home deliveries

  7. Hononga, rauemi nō waho

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 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 (1 o 2)

The governess

The governess (2 o 2)

Domestic Workers’ Union

Domestic Workers’ Union

Mai i te whārangi 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

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Domestic service since 1900

Daughters do the dishes

Daughters do the dishes (1 o 3)

Schoolgirls learn cookery

Schoolgirls learn cookery (2 o 3)

Housework elevated to home science

Housework elevated to home science (3 o 3)

The up to date housewife

The up to date housewife

Importing domestic servants

Importing domestic servants

Housekeeper

Housekeeper

Meticulous Maids

Meticulous Maids

Mai i te whārangi 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

Mai i te whārangi 5 - Home deliveries

Meat delivery in the 1870s

Meat delivery in the 1870s

Horse-drawn milk deliveries

Horse-drawn milk deliveries (1 o 3)

A milkman in shorts and socks, taking milk from his truck.

A 1980s milkman (2 o 3)

Putting the milk bottles out

Putting the milk bottles out (3 o 3)

Delivering the groceries

Delivering the groceries

Shopping via the internet

Shopping via the internet

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Jane Tolerton, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/household-services/media (accessed 25 May 2022)

He kōrero nā Jane Tolerton, i tāngia i te 11 Mar 2010

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