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Kōrero: Washing, cleaning and personal hygiene

Rarangi kaupapa

  1. Story summary

  2. Washing clothes

  3. Household cleaning

  4. Bathing and personal hygiene

  5. Toilets

  6. Hononga, rauemi nō waho

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - Washing clothes

Washday in the far north, 1904

Washday in the far north, 1904

Washing drying on the line, Dunedin, 1876

Washing drying on the line, Dunedin, 1876

A woman and her washing machine, 1940

A woman and her washing machine, 1940

Washing on wheels, 1947

Washing on wheels, 1947

Washing in a river, 1906

Washing in a river, 1906 (1 o 5)

Outhouse, 1938

Outhouse, 1938 (2 o 5)

Washhouse, Wilkinson's Castle, 1930

Washhouse, Wilkinson's Castle, 1930 (3 o 5)

Rooftop washing line, Wellington, 1943

Rooftop washing line, Wellington, 1943 (4 o 5)

Washing machine in a cupboard, 2013

Washing machine in a cupboard, 2013 (5 o 5)

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Household cleaning

Carpet sweeper

Carpet sweeper

Mrs Evans vacuuming, 1947

Mrs Evans vacuuming, 1947

Laundry soap recipe, 1882

Laundry soap recipe, 1882

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Bathing and personal hygiene

Dangerous dirt and healthy soap

Dangerous dirt and healthy soap

1969 health reader

1969 health reader

Bath time, 1889

Bath time, 1889

Bathroom, 2013

Bathroom, 2013

Body odour – a social pariah

Body odour – a social pariah

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Toilets

Pae hamuti – latrine handle

Pae hamuti – latrine handle

Outhouses, Auckland, 1962

Outhouses, Auckland, 1962

Night soil problems, 1903

Night soil problems, 1903

Chamber pot

Chamber pot (1 o 2)

Safix toilet paper

Safix toilet paper (2 o 2)

Changing a nappy, 2013

Changing a nappy, 2013

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Kerryn Pollock, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/washing-cleaning-and-personal-hygiene/media (accessed 18 May 2022)

He kōrero nā Kerryn Pollock, i tāngia i te 5 Sep 2013

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