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Ruby Barron And Olive Shaw

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Overview

Ruby Barron (with legs buried in the sand) and Olive Shaw on the beach with boatsheds, jetties and baths in the background to the east.

Historical information

Sarah Olive Shaw (1911-1996), daughter of William Shaw and Edith Jane Shaw (nee Marsh), was born at 16 Stirling Road, Claremont, the home of her Uncle Ted (Edward Shaw).

Sarah (known as Olive) had three brothers:

William Alfred Shaw (1917-1988)
Arthur Edward Shaw (1919-1979)
George James Shaw (1922-1991)

The family lived firstly at 41 Claremont Crescent, then moved to 21 Stirling Road, Claremont in December 1917 into a house being built by her grandfather (Peter Shaw). The house never finished because of the hardships of World War I and then the depression.

Olive never married and lived in the family home at 21 Stirling Road until December 1984, when she moved to a retirement home in Nedlands.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-28--4-307-c

Inscriptions and markings

On rear [Ruby Barron O Shaw from Osborne Steps toward Claremont]

Last modified

Saturday, 6 December, 2025

Completeness

72

Copyright and Reference

Copyright and Reference

Copyright category

Life of creator +70 years

Permissions

For authorisation to reproduce, publish or display, please contact 'Claremont Museum'.

Attribution requirements

Acknowledgements to be made to 'Claremont Museum 04.307c'.

Copyright holder

Claremont Museum, Town of Claremont, Western Australia, 6010

Town of Claremont Museum

Town of Claremont Museum

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Ruby Barron And Olive Shaw

Ruby Barron And Olive Shaw
Source: Claremont Museum 04.307c

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