Diane's Diary: New Homeland (Daily News, 9 Februari 1955)

=== [PDF page 1] === Daily News (Perth, WA: 1882 - 1955), Wednesday 9 February 1955, page 18 MBMiiiMMlMMri Yjew Mometand JOTTESLOE "Patricia) girl Tishy (christened Keane has just returned she'll soon from the country in. which be living, and she's most impressed with The country is South Africa. Tishy's fiance, Rodney Noack, who from comes Melbourne, is in business as a building contractor in Port Elizabeth. They plan to be "married about the middle of the year, probably in Perth. where The couple met tin Melbourne, Tishy has been working for the past two years. engaged last DecernThey became went ber and to South.Africa Tishy home. her future look over She arrived back in Perth last Thursday. "Housewives can get good native ser£5' and £8 a month," for between she told me. "They have to be shown to do, not told, but once what they've to rebeen shown carefully they seem member." bit beElectrical appliances were housewives yond the natives, and most operated these themselves. vants that food and clothing in South Africa than in Australia. "Guipure lace shoes, identical with cost £9 a pair in which ones being sold for Melbourne, were pair in Durban," she said. Tishy found were cheaper Tishy has done quite a bit of globeShe went trotting in her 24 years. five months reafter she Melbourne from and the a tour of Britain turned Continent. She also had Africa, the unexpected three-day the way aircraft was to South stay at Mauritius delayed there. National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article266302823 === [PDF page 2] === Daily News (Perth, WA: 1882 - 1955), Wednesday 9 February 1955, page 18 (2) is now Melbourne mother in Perth has the last leg of a tour which! kept her away and from her husband three children for 10 months. is Mrs. The woman A. Dickie wife of a Presbyterian minister and mother (13), Peter of David (11) and Janet Mrs. The tour began last April when Dickie the Union was of Australian Women's delegate to a conference in Djakarta conducted Women's by the Indonesian Movement. After the conference she toured Java, and since has been travelling then round Australian States addressing wothe conference. men's groups in"There about were women hOO eluding representatives from Britain, and Holland, China, India Russia," Mrs. Dickie said. "The that conference convinced me all over the world are women basicall want ally the same inter 7 they national equality of the sexes peace, and security for their children."' National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article266302823 === [PDF page 3] === Daily News (Perth, WA: 1882 - 1955), Wednesday 9 February 1955, page 18 (3) TISHY National Library of Australia KEANE http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article266302823