DEVON ROAD VETERINARY CLINIC AND THOMAS HOGARTH

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c. 1945

Overview

B/W prints. (a) Thomas Hogarth, the veterinarian, is on the right in dark suit, collar and tie and felt hat and another man in dark jacket light pants, collar and tie standing in front of the open double doors at the entrance of the Swanbourne Veterinary Clinic. The building is dark brick with light arches and above the doors is louvred. On the left is a close picket fence. (b) The front of the Swanbourne Veterinary Clinic, a red brick building. There are double doors with louvres above and a window and door on the right. In the gables are circular ventilators with light borders. In the background is a fence and trees on the right and a picket fence and side of a house on the left. Two men, Thomas Hogarth, and another man are standing at the front.

Historical information

Thomas Hogarth opened Swanbourne Veterinary Hospital in 1939 and retired in 1962. First came to WA as a dog show judge invited by Premier Collier to take part in state's Centenary celebrations. Left to continue travels as a professional judge. In Spain at the time of the civil war, he fled to Canada and qualified as a vet. Hearing that there were few vets in WA, he returned to Perth and opened a veterinary clinic in the old stables of 2 Devon Road and installed the latest in equipment. He married Pamela Beaumont in 1942.

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cwa-org-28--11-386-a,b

Item type

Photographs

Year

c. 1945

Last modified

Tuesday, 23 September, 2025

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