Alice Anderson's Motor Service

Alice Anderson was Australia’s first female garage proprietor and employed an all-female staff with the ambition to turn garage work into a suitable career for women. She opened her garage ‘Alice Anderson’s Motor Service’ in 1919 after she purchased a block of land in Kew, Victoria offering petrol sales, vehicle repairs, a driving school, a 24-hour chauffer experience and organised tourist parties on interstate trips. Anderson was a pioneer in the automotive industry with her achievements including but not limited to being the first person to invent a wheelie device to roll under cars, similar to those used in garages today. Her death in 1926 at the young age of 29 remains a mystery and continues to be investigated as to whether it was an accident or suicide that ended her life. The exhibition at the National Motor Museum will recreate Anderson’s garage and explore her life through the challenges and obstacles she faced, most predominantly what it was like to be a woman in the automotive industry during the early 20th Century. It will also celebrate the vast and varied achievements she accumulated whilst also looking into the lives of her ‘garage girls.’

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Open Times
Indicative Prices
$8.50 - $52.50
Adult: $21.50 Concession: $16.50 Children: $8.50 (children under 5 free) Family: $52.50 (2 adults, up to 3 children) Family Concession: $42.50 (2 adults, up to 3 children) The National Motor Museum is now CASHLESS
Address
Shannon Street, Birdwood
Contact
Email motor@history.sa.gov.au
Phone 8568 4000

Features

Includes
Carpark
Picnic Area
Public Toilet
History & Heritage
Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
Caters for people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
Access With Assistance for the Disabled
Actively welcomes people with access needs.