BILL SORRELL

1985
Overview

Black and white photo of a man slouching and leaning on a large box. On top of the box is another box, with Bill written on the dividing slats. The man is wearing a miner's hard hat with a cloth forming a shade over neck, and wearing long sleeved top with bib and brace overalls. He is holding a newspaper in his left hand. The large box has Bill's poem written in white paint: Stones of the sea. Garden shrubs in the background.

Historical information

On back of photo: "Bill Sorrell 1985".
Bill Sorrell was known for writing poetry and placing poetic eulogies in newspapers at his own expense for people he knew who had died. (Doris Martin 2014)

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-37-2001.1314
Item type
Width
205 mm
Height or length
200 mm
Keywords
Year
Shire of Toodyay

Shire of Toodyay

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