Royal Perth Yacht Club
c. 1892Artistic image of a jetty. Part way out is a two-storey building with barrel vaulted roof and surrounded by verandahs and, at the end of the jetty, is a flag pole. Seven boats are anchored in the still water. The far shore is silhouetted in the background. .
The Royal Perth Yacht Club can trace its origins to 1841, when a group of sailors staged a modest regatta to celebrate Foundation Day.
In 1880, a jetty was built at the foot of William Street on Perth Water.
in 1865, W H Knight was elected as founding President of the Perth Yacht and Boat Club and at meeting on 17th March 1870, the first sets of “Sailing Rules” were framed.
In 1889, Talbot Hobbs submitted plans for a new clubhouse. The plans were drawn and the tender of two hundred and thirteen pounds was accepted. In the same year, the Governor of Western Australia, Sir Frederic Napier Broome, declared the clubhouse open at a banquet to celebrate the occasion.
In 1890, the club received the Royal Charter from Queen Victoria on the recommendation of Governor Frederick Broome.
In 1920, the clubhouse was extended and the club formed the Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve in Western Australia.
The club shifted to Crawley on Melville Water in 1953 when the William Street site, through siltation, became unusable.
Source: Wikipedia
Details
Details
Australian social history from the collection of photographs and albums donated to the museum by Raymond Sharkey's family.
Raymond John Sharkey an architect, surveyor and amateur photographer was born in 1868 in New South Wales. Raymond was a Claremont resident when he died at an early age.
Copyright and Reference
Copyright and Reference
Acknowledgements to be made to 'Claremont Museum 09.226'.
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- Max The Dog, Freshwater Bay
- 'Iolanthe'
- The Great Hall of the University of Sydney
- Yachts On The Swan River
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- Royal Perth Yacht Club Members
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Perth Water Near William Street
Source: Claremont Museum 09.226
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