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Fotheringhame, an amateur photographer, was given equipment for photo-engraving by her brother-in-law Traill, who brought it back from
America. She was successful in creating high quality zinc printing blocks from photographic negatives, so has been recognised as Australia's pioneer of the process.
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Gilderoy Hepburn Fotheringhame (11 October 1890 – 25 May 1960) married Marcia Broadhurst on 28 February 1915
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