Prince Albert Statue
c. 1895Photograph of a statue mounted on marble and concrete plinth surrounded by iron railings. Parkland with mature trees in background.
Lived at the 'Appy 'Ome as a bachelor. Born in 1868 in New South Wales, Raymond Sharkey was an architect and surveyor and amateur photographer. He worked for a time in Esperance and the goldfields. He married Edith Florence Ray in Melbourne on October 4th, 1899. They had four children Josephine, Peggy, Maida and Bruce. Moved to 3 Victoria Avenue 'Wainomi in 1903'. While living in Claremont, worked as a draughtsman for the Public Works Department. Died of a heart attack at the Subiaco train station at age 41 on September 22, 1910.
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Inscription [THE PEOPLE/ OF/ NEW SOUTH WALES/TO/ ALBERT THE GOOD/ PRINCE CONSORT/ OF/ QUEEN VICTORIA/ 1866]
Copyright and Reference
Copyright and Reference
Acknowledgements to be made to 'Claremont Museum 09.170'.
Other items by Sharkey Collection
- Horse Drawn Phaeton With Two Ladies
- Amateur Photographers On The Swan River
- Women In Horse Drawn Phaeton
- Flour Mill, Mill Point, South Perth
- 'Appy 'Ome Boarders
- Large Homes
- Government House, Perth
- HMS Katomba Demonstration, Swan River Foreshore
- Yachts At Canning Bridge
- Public Buildings
- Yachts On The Swan River
- Public Buildings
Other items from Claremont Museum
Source: Claremont Museum 09.170
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