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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2022-04-19 human Helen Cohn updated 2025-12-11 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006939b.htm person Anderson Alecia Elizabeth Foley AACR2 8 June 1897 17 September 1926 Place of Birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Kew, Victoria, Australia Business woman mechanic Alice Anderson was a mechanic and business woman who established her own garage in the Melbourne suburb of Kew in 1919. Her father was shire engineer for several rural districts, one of his ventures being the Blacks' Spur Motor Service Co. Ltd. Anderson started working here in 1916 and had a hand in managing the Garage. Having learned to drive on the treacherous roads of the Healesville region, she operated the Garage's mail delivery and driving services in the area. She established her own chauffeuring business in the Melbourne suburb of Kew in 1917. Having qualified as a mechanic, Anderson extended her business to that of a garage, the Alice Anderson Motor Service (also known as Kew Garage). It offered petrol sales, vehicle repairs, a driving school, a 24-hour chauffeur service, and instruction in car mechanics. The business was notable for the quality of its services and for employing only women mechanics and chauffeurs. After her death the Garage continued to operate, although its emphasis changed to that of a driving school. 1916 1917 Career position - Driver and chauffeur, Blacks' Spur Motor Service Co. Ltd 1917 1919 Career event - Ran chauffeuring service in Kew, Victoria 1918 1918 Career position - Founding Secretary, Women's Automobile Club 1919 1926 Career position - Proprietor, Alice Anderson Motor Service (also known as Kew Garage) 'Anderson, Alecia Elizabeth Foley (Alice)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Anderson, Alecia Elizabeth Foley (Alice) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Anderson, Alice Elizabeth (1897 - 1926), garage proprietor Clarsen, Georgine Anderson, Alice Elizabeth (1897 - 1926), garage proprietor Carlton, Vic. Melbourne University Press 2005 Australian dictionary of biography: supplement 1580 - 1980, with a name index to the Australian dictionary of biography to 1980 Christopher Cunneen 8-9 Journal Article: Nothing ventured, nothing gained: Alice Anderson - mechanic, chauffeur and entrepreneur Laurensen, Geoff Nothing ventured, nothing gained: Alice Anderson - mechanic, chauffeur and entrepreneur 2014 University of Melbourne collections 14 16-21 Book: A spanner in the works: the extraordinary story of Alice Anderson and Australia's first all-girl garage Smith, Loretta A spanner in the works: the extraordinary story of Alice Anderson and Australia's first all-girl garage Sydney Hachette Australia 2019