Bess Thomas

Bessie Thomas
Bessie Thomas and a young borrower at Mosman Children's Library, 1940
Born
Bessie Margaret Thomas

14 March 1892
Sydney, New South Wales
Died7 March 1968(1968-03-07) (aged 75)
The Sacred Heart Hospice, Darlinghurst
OccupationLibrarian
Known forFirst female chief librarian in New South Wales
Parent(s)Henry Charles Thomas (father), Gertrude Augusta (mother)

Bessie Margaret Thomas (14 March 1892 – 7 March 1968) was an Australian librarian of English and Canadian heritage. In 1945, the Mosman Municipal Library was established and Thomas was given the position of chief librarian, the first female in New South Wales to have held such a position.

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