WOMEN MIGRANTS
NEW TRAINING HOSTEL AN INTERESTING DEVELOPMENT (Byßadio) RUGBY, November 4. The Duchess of York has consented to open on December 10 a hostel recently established by the British and Australian Governments at Market Harborough, Leicestershire, for the training of British girls as household workers for employment in Australia. The hostel is witness to the importance attached to the settlement of British women in the Dominions and marks an interesting step in the development of State-aided migration. It is the outcome of a recommendation, made at the last Imperial Conference, that the Dominion Governments should join with the Home Government in providing facilities for training and testing the fitness of intending women settlers prior to their departure overseas.
The course will extend from six to ten weeks, and will include free instruction and maintenance. At its conclusion trainees are eligible for free passages to Australia, where household employment at good wages is guaranteed.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19992, 8 November 1927, Page 7
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