''Strictly for Mothers'' was an Australian television series, which aired on Melbourne television station

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. The weekly half-hour daytime series was short-lived, broadcast on Mondays from 27 July 1959 to 12 October 1959 at 2:45PM. It was a series aimed at mothers and expectant mothers. It was hosted by

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. It was followed on HSV-7's schedule by '' Snakes and Ladders'', a short-lived game show. Jean Battersby's other hosting duties during the 1950s at HSV-7 included '' What's On'', which aired during the same months as ''Strictly for Mothers'', but on Wednesdays, and she also was the host of ''

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'' (Fridays, 29 August 1958 to 24 July 1959) and ''Personal Column'' (1958-1959). All of these were daytime series. This was not the first time a personality at HSV-7 did several series in a row or at the same time. In 1956, Eric Pearce hosted novelty game show ''

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'' (1956-1958), co-hosted the very short-lived '' Eric and Mary'', was a newsreader on HSV-7's newscast, and in early 1957 began hosting '' Be My Guest''.

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* {{IMDb title Seven Network original programming 1959 Australian television series debuts 1959 Australian television series endings Black-and-white Australian television shows English-language television shows Australian non-fiction television series