HOUSEKEEPER SERVICE
FREE HELP FOR NEEDY HOMES (0.C.) SYDNEY, March 7. A free housekeeping service is in operation in Sydney. Housekeepers are sent to homes in needy circumstances, in cases of sickness, or where no other help can be obtained. The secretary of the Housekeepers' Emergency Service (Miss Alison Player) said that the service operated on a State grant. Contributions had also been made to the service by a number of orgamsations such as the, Red Cross, and the Australian Comforts Fund. Three housekeepers, all over 45, are engaged at present. They are paid a weekly salary. The families to which they are sent are expected to provide their upkeep and, if possible, to contribute towards their salary. No time limit is placed on the engagement of a housekeeper, but families are asked not to exceed ori,e month, if possible.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXV, Issue 60, 11 March 1944, Page 7
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