Kōrero: Household services

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 11 December 2023)

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