BOOK, MUSIC - ASSORTED SONGS
c. 1903 - 1909Navy blue cardboard cover with gold coloured embossed lettering on front. Inside sheet music with song lyrics. On first song is a paper label with red text. Label has details of store that sold song book
This book of sheet music was purchased some time between 1906 and 1922 from H.B. Albert and Co a prominent music, book selling and stationary business that operated out of the Central Arcade, opposite the Perth train station. The business moved to Murray Street in 1922 when the arcade was demolished to make way for the new General Post Office. The music book may have been purchased by with Lois's parents when they lived in Armadale or just out of Brookton.
Lois's father, William Tidbury Mills came to Western Australia in the 1890s to try his luck on the recently discovered Goldfields. In c1905 William returned to South Australia and married Victoria Maria Mason. The newly married couple then returned to Western Australia and settled in Armadale where they started their family. Their first child, George Hartly was born in Armadale in 1906. Lois was delivered by local midwife Mrs Bodicoat in 1908 at the family property on the corner of Eleventh Avenue and Gull Street. Lois would have spent her first few years of schooling attending the Armadale State School. While in Armadale the family had four other children, Avon William in 1909, Hartly Mason in 1911, Sydney Eric in 1913 and Victor Glenn in 1914
In 1915 the Mills family moved to Brookton. That same year Hilda Victoria was born and in 1918 Fred Mason was born. The family lived on a farm which they called 'Masonville' to the east of the Brookton
In 1932 Lois married Sidney John Turner a local farmer and lived in the district for the next thirty years. In 1961 Sidney passed away and Lois moved back to Armadale. Lois would later join the Armadale Kelmscott Historical Society. In 1975 as the AKHS prepared to open History House Lois donated a large number of items from her family.
Lois passed away in Armadale in 1988.
Details
Details
Cover [L.A.R.I] - Label title [H.B. ALBERT & CO'S / BOOK & MUSIC STORES, STATIONERY, NEWS AGENTS, & C. / 28, 30, 32, 34, 36 & 38 CENTRAL ARCADE / Opp. Railway Station, Perth, W.A.]
This object is part of a collection of items that tells the story of the creativity and ingenuity of members of the local community in relation to art, music, design and engineering/construction. The collection relates to expressions of skill and or creativitythrough performances or the creation of an objectthat impacted an individual or small group of peopleto something that hasbeen enjoyed around the world.
