Jo Sharkey
c. 1925Jo Sharkey in a light, long-waisted, long-sleeved dress. She is standing on grass in front of a flowering shrub, behind which is a brick house with window.
Edith Josephine (Jo) Sharkey (1902-1958) was born in Claremont. The eldest daughter of Raymond John and Florence Edith Sharkey.
Received a Bachelor of Arts (BA) from the University of Western Australia in 1925 and a Diploma of Education (Dip Ed) in 1932.
Taught at Perth Ladies College and St Mary's. Studied languages at the Sorbonne in France. Lived and worked in the United Kingdom as a teacher.
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 09.321'.
Other items by Sharkey Collection
- Lands Department Building Sydney
- Blackwall Reach, Swan River
- St Andrew's College University of Sydney
- Sydney Town Hall
- Lunch In The Bush
- Yachts On The Swan River
- Government House Sydney
- Victorian Gentleman
- Holmes Bros & Co.
- General Post Office Sydney
- Chief Secretary's Office
- ''Appy 'Ome' Building With Horses
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