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Shylie and Dennis Walker in the 1950s and 1960s.

c. 1960
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Photographs
Overview

Digital scans.

Historical information

Shylie Walker and her son Dennis lived at the Whiteman Brick Office home on Great Northern Highway, opposite Whiteman Brickworks, from about 1940 to 1970.

Details

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Registration number
cwa-org-150-P23
Item type
Digital Scans
Photographs
Themes
People
Social History
Contextual Information

The Whiteman family played an important role in development in the Swan area including the Whiteman Brickworks and Whiteman Park.

Keywords
Shylie Walker
Dennis Walker
Lew Whiteman
Whiteman family
Walker family
Place made
Middle Swan
Western Australia
Australia
Year
c. 1960
Primary significance criteria
Social or spiritual significance
Copyright category
Date of creation +70 years
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May be used under the Creative Commons License. High quality scan is available from Midland and Districts Historical Society.

Attribution requirements

Image is to be attributed 'Courtesy of Midland and Districts Historical Society Inc. and Rita Walker'.

Copyright holder
Rita Walker
Midland and Districts Historical Society

Midland and Districts Historical Society

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Dennis Walker, 18 years old, c1953.
Dennis Walker, 18 years old, c1953.
Dennis Walker on his working horse used for cattle stock work. Dennis is about 15 years old, c1950..
Dennis Walker on his working horse used for cattle stock work. Dennis is about 15 years old, c1950.
Dennis Walker with his first car, a Vauxall sports car. Dennis was 22 years old and working as a fireman at WAGR Midland Workshops.
Dennis Walker with his first car, a Vauxall sports car. Dennis was 22 years old and working as a fireman at WAGR Midland Workshops.
Dennis Walker in service uniform. Dennis did National Service from 1954 to 1959. This photograph was taken about 1955 when Dennis was 20 years old.
Dennis Walker in service uniform. Dennis did National Service from 1954 to 1959. This photograph was taken about 1955 when Dennis was 20 years old.
Dennis Walker, c1954/1955.
Dennis Walker, c1954/1955.
Dennis Walker with his daughter Rita in the vegetable garden at the Whiteman Brick Office home where he grew up.
Dennis Walker with his daughter Rita in the vegetable garden at the Whiteman Brick Office home where he grew up.
Shylie Walker with her grand children Rita and Peter, 1966.
Shylie Walker with her grand children Rita and Peter, 1966.
Shylie Walker tending to her vegetable garden at the Whiteman Brick Office home, 1961. Middle Swan Oval (now Jack Mann Oval) can be seen in the background.
Shylie Walker tending to her vegetable garden at the Whiteman Brick Office home, 1961. Middle Swan Oval (now Jack Mann Oval) can be seen in the background.

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