Linda Blundell had been employed as a social worker to help Broadmeadows families who had fallen into financial difficulties. The Rev. Brace Bateman had established the position within the Maribyrnong Valley Presbytery. Linda herself had experienced financial difficulties in earlier life, brought about by the unscrupulous tactics of some local businesses who encouraged over-spending and borrowing, so she was well equipped to assist families work through the difficulties.Linda Blundell was the first person to be employed as a social worker in the Presbytery of Maribyrnong Valley.B&W photo of Mrs Linda Blundell talking to the Rev. Brace Bateman.linda blundell; brace bateman; presbytery of maribyrnong valley; broadmeadows, social worker, broadmeadows

Linda Blundell was employed by the Presbytery of Maribyrnong Valley, arranged by the Presbytery Minister of the time, the Rev. Brace Bateman. She was employed to work with Broadmeadows families, in particular with those who had got into financial difficulties through excessive borrowing and the somewhat unscrupulous advertising tactics of some businesses. The problem was seen as acute at the time.This was the first person to be employed by the Maribyrnong Valley Presbytery in a purely social worker-type capacity.B & W waist length photograph of Mrs Linda Blundell, seated, wearing a white cardigan. linda blundell; brace bateman; presbytery of maribyrnong valley; broadmeadows