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SUMMARY:MEND & MAKE DO as practised by the Porter Women.
DESCRIPTION:People who lived through the Depression years of the 1930s and 
 the Second World War learnt to reuse and recycle\, often continuing throug
 h life.  The Porter women made their own clothes\, remodelled older clothe
 s and mended tears and rips.  They knitted\, crocheted and sewed\, made ba
 skets\, embroidered pillowslips and stencilled tablecloths.  Whatever coul
 d be repaired\, was repaired.  \n\nExplore the workings of household equip
 ment from the early 1900s - the soap saver/sud maker\, a butter cooler\, a
  darning egg and see how flour bags\, that once contained flour\, were reu
 sed. \n\nElla and Hazel Porter were not rich\, their father\, Herbert\, di
 ed in 1919 when they were young children and so were brought up by their m
 other Florence.  After leaving school\, girls worked as secretaries\, typi
 sts and shop assistants\, supporting themselves and their widowed mother. 
  Their carful lifestyle was a necessity.\n\nPRICE:  Adults $12\, Concessio
 ns $10\, Families $34\, NT Members and Children under 5 free.\n\nhttps://w
 ww.nationaltrust.org.au
LOCATION:Miss Porter's House Museum\, 434 King Street\, Newcastle West 2302
  2302
URL:https://www.nationaltrust.org.au
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