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SPENCER AND DORIS SPINAZE
By Helen Trustum
Spencer was very proud of the project when it came to fruition in 1989.
The New Italy Museum complex was developed as a tribute to the courage and strength of those pioneering families with the aim of passing on to future generations their spiritual legacy.
Spencer was awarded
1983 Spencer received an extra special award, Cavaliere del Lavaro, which is an Italian Knighthood in the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in recognition
They remained living in Lismore for many years before moving out on to the property. Bau Farm was sold. All the while he remained working for E.J. Eggins and went to an MBE in 1982 for his community involvement in the Lismore area and helped establish the Junior Farmers/ Rural Youth Movement. In of his contribution to the Italian Pioneers. Spencer and Doris lived in Wyrallah Road, Lismore where they reared the family. Spencer at frst owned Bau Farm at Wollongbar where he farmed pigs and grew peanuts. In the early 1950’s Spencer and Doris purchased a property at Piora.
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Sadly, Doris passed away on 25th July 2012 aged 87 years. Spencer stayed on at Piora till the last fve years of his life where he was admitted to Haddington Nursing Home in Tenterfeld. Spencer passed away 17th November 2018.
On a personal note, Spencer and Doris meant a lot to our family. Starting with the Rural Youth, shows and of course the New Italy Museum. My husband Allan and I were on the frst Committee of the New Italy Museum back in 1980.
Piora at the weekends. Spencer purchased a complete herd of Brahman cattle from Queensland to start off his love for cattle. In the early 1980’s along with Earle Bulmer and Jack Yates they started showing their Brahman cattle at the local shows. This was the beginning of the Chambra Brahman
Spencer and Doris are both buried on their loved Piora property in a family graveyard. A ftting place for two fne people.
