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Illawarra ladies busy sewing scrubs for Wollongong Hospital staff during COVID crisis

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July 21 2020 - 5:00pm
Doreen Gardner and Betty Gallen are doing their bit to help the COVID effort, by making scrubs for healthcare workers. Picture: Robert Peet
Doreen Gardner and Betty Gallen are doing their bit to help the COVID effort, by making scrubs for healthcare workers. Picture: Robert Peet

In the 1940s and '50s factory seamstress Doreen 'Rhys' Gardner was paid by the garment, not the hour, so quickly learned to pick up the pace.

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Lisa Wachsmuth

Deputy Editor

Deputy editor and health reporter at the Illawarra Mercury, covering stories in the Wollongong, Shellharbour and Kiama local government areas. For news tips email lwachsmuth@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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