Telegraph girls

‘‘How are the girls turning out as Telegraph messengers.‘‘ inquired a Dominion reporter of the Superintendent of Telegraphs at Wellington (Mr Talbot). ‘‘Excellent!’’ said Mr Talbot, ‘‘very much better than expected.

They are smart and attentive to duty, and in these times, when it is simply impossible to get boys, the girls are answering splendidly. Mind you, we are looking after them well. I have 40 girls at work in Wellington, and so far have not refused any that look at all suitable for the work. Their neat costume has been much admired, and everyone says how well they look. — ODT, 9.7.1918.

COPIES OF PICTURE AVAILABLE FROM ODT FRONT OFFICE, LOWER STUART ST, OR WWW.OTAGOIMAGES.CO.NZ An oat crop, believed to be the best in the district, on Mr Marky’s farm at Heddon Bush, Southland. — Otago Witness, 10.7.1918.