Listen to episode 161 of The Adelaide Show podcast, which was published September 21, 2016, to find out which story is fake. This week’s pieces covers men in the kitchen.
GIRLS HATE THE KITCHEN
MEN ARE TURNING HOUSEMAIDS!
Recorder, May 1935
There is a slump in women servants throughout South Australia Men are doing the entire domestic work in scores -of large county properties, especially in Adelaide and the Southern Vales. A well-known society woman said recently that the old-fashioned “cookie” too was now almost extinct. Male cooks were taking her place. Two large domestic agencies agreed! One offered the explanation: “The modern girl hates kitchen work. She prefers a job in an office.”
HUNGRY MEN INTIMIDATED
ANGRY MOB KITCHEN
DECLARED BLACK
Advertiser, June 1930
When the Salvation Army opened another free meal kitchen in the West-End of Adelaide yesterday about 200 unemployed declared the place black and prevented men from entering. The kitchen Is at the corner of Grote and Oakley streets, and is intended to take the place of the Boys’ Brigade Hall, where last winter an average of 600 unemployed a day were given meals. At 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon Brigadier E. Pannell, the State secretary for men's social work, with Brigadier F. M-Melksham of the subscribers’ department. Major T. Lynn. Chancellor of the divisional headquarters, and other officers, opened the doors, prepared to welcome the unemployed, and declare the kitchen open. Only one poor hungry man presented himself. He showed his Labor Bureau card, indicating that be had registered for work, and was admitted. As he entered threats were hurled at him by the crowd in the street.
NNEW NAME FOR COOKS
News, March 1944
Australian Army women cooks and orderlies have been given a new name-“antidotes to nostalgia.” A statement issued by the Minister for the Army (Mr. Forde)says: “Without in any way disparaging male cooks, catering officials have expressed the opinion that soldiers prefer to have their meals cooked and served by women chefs and orderlies. It has been suggested that their title be “antidotes to nostalgia,” Mr. Forde said that 8,000 fit soldiers, who had been employed on the mainland as signalmen, pay and records clerks, had been released for fighting units because members of the A.W.A.S. had replaced them.