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SPENCER

Mary Stuart

15 May 1871 — 19 April 1940

AKA: née Huntly, Eleanor Huntly, Mary Stuart Cosens, Senora Spencer 

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Additional Information

Special Achievements

  • 1906 - First woman projectionist in Australia.

Resources

References

  • Wright, Andree.  (1987).  Brilliant Careers:  Women in Australian Cinema.  Sydney: Pan Books.

Link - Spencer, Senora (1871 - 1940)

The Australian Women's Register

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Link - Spencer, Cosens (1874–1930)

Australian Dictionary of Biography

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Link - Señora Spencer

Women Film Pioneers Project at Columbia University

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Link - A little thing called TIM: Spending time with Trove's identity matching software: Senora Spencer (1871-1940)

National Library of Australia

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Link - THE 'THEATRESCOPE' AT THE LYCEUM AND ITS LADY OPERATOR.

Trove: Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW: 1871 - 1912), Wednesday 26 July 1905, page 230

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Image - THE 'THEATRESCOPE' AT THE LYCEUM AND ITS LADY OPERATOR.

Trove: Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW: 1871 - 1912), Wednesday 26 July 1905, page 230

 

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