A Spanner in the Works
Saturday 13 May 2023 at 2:00PM
Melton Library & Learning Hub
Event Description
From the end of the Great War and into the 1920s, Alice Anderson was considered a national treasure, excelling as a motoring entrepreneur and inventor. Alice was the first woman in Australia to successfully pull off an almost impossible feat: without family or husband to back her financially, she built a garage and established the country's first motor service run entirely by women. Find out more about this fascinating character with author Loretta Smith.
When
2:00PM - 3:00PM
Saturday 13 May 2023
Contact
Where
Melton Library & Learning Hub
31 McKenzie Street
Melton VIC
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Event Partner
The City of Melton Heritage Festival is on from 18 April to 18 May 2023. Find out more at https://www.melton.vic.gov.au/Heritage-Festival
Bookings
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