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PHOTORIA

AUSTRALIAN WOMEN BEHIND THE LENS

1850 – 1950

TOMPKINS, MARGARET

TOMPKINS, MARGARET (1874-1961)

MARGARET TOMPKINS worked as a photographic retoucher and colourist at 225 Collins St, Melbourne, Vic during the years 1918 and 1919.

Name:

TOMPKINS, MARGARET (1874-1961)

Full Birth Name:

Margaret Ethel Tompkins

Married Name:

No identified spouse

Related Portfolios:

REED, NELLIE

Notes:

Tompkins started at the Ormond Studio with Nellie Reed. The studio took on photographic processing work but moved on to be an important place for women in the arts and associated professions to further explore their chosen field.

Profession:

Retoucher and Colourist

Professional Years:

1918 to 1919

Where Practised:

Miss M E Tompkins, Ormond Studio, 225 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC

TODD, EDITH

TODD, EDITH (1905-1996)

EDITH TODD worked as an assistant photographer in the Queensland town of Ipswich, between the years of 1926 and 1928.

Name:
TODD, EDITH (1905-1996)
Full Birth Name:
Edith Lyla Todd

Married Name:

Mrs George Payne (1928-1990)
Profession:
Assistant Photographer
Professional Years:
1926 to 1928
Where Practised:
Ipswich, QLD

TIPPING, HILDA

TIPPING, HILDA (1894-1949)

HILDA TIPPING worked as a photographic retoucher in the Western Australian town of Bunbury, during the years of 1915 and 1919.

Name:
TIPPING, HILDA (1894-1949)
Full Birth Name:
Hilda Muriel Tipping

Married Name:

Mrs Harold Collett (1919-1949)
Notes:
Profession:
Retoucher
Professional Years:
1915 to 1919
Where Practised:
Bunbury, WA, Australia

THORNTON, FLORA

THORNTON, FLORA (1884-1976)

FLORA THORNTON worked as a photographic retoucher in the seaside suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Vic, during the years of 1912 to 1915.

Name:
THORNTON, FLORA (1884-1976)
Full Birth Name:
Flora Beatrice Thornton

Married Name:

Mrs Frederick James Le Leu (1914-1974)
Notes:
Profession:
Retoucher
Professional Years:
1912 to 1915
Where Practised:
St Kilda, VIC

THORNEYWORK, NELL

THORNEYWORK, NELL (1901-1995)

NELL THORNEYWORK, worked as a photographic retoucher at the Institute of Anatomy in Canberra, ACT, between the years of 1929 and 1934.

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Name:

THORNEYWORK, NELL (1901-1995)

Full Birth Name:

Nellie Thorneywork

Married Name:

Mrs David Holt (1941-1979)

Notes:

Nellie Thorneywork was working at the Institute of Anatomy during its construction phase. The photographs below were taken on glass plate negatives and retouching was done by hand directly onto it’s surface.  This indicates that Thorneywork was an expert in the process which required a steady hand and an eye for detail. NB the marks on the photograph are from the developing process.

Profession:

Retoucher, Science Artist

Professional Years:

1929 to 1934

Where Practised:

Lands and Surveys Branch, Works Department, Canberra, ACT (1929-1930); Institute of Anatomy, McCoy Circuit, Acton, ACT (1930-1934)

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