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BENNETT, WILLIAM E. CR

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B/W prints. (a) Bust portrait of a young man with dark wavy hair and round spectacles. He is wearing a striped jacket with a watch chain through the top buttonhole, a striped shirt with a white stiff collar and a horizontally striped soft tie with stickpin. Printed beneath [BENNETT 1921-22]. (b) Same portrait [BENNETT 1922 -24].

Historical information

William Eyres Bennet was the son of Henry Goulding Bennett who grew up on Waroonga Road, Nedlands. He attended Scotch College.
William married American Helen Curtis (c1891-1932). Was a dentist and a Claremont Councillor from 1922 -1926. Lived at Strathcona, 22 Victoria Parade (now Freshwater Parade), Claremont. Daughters Mary and Elizabeth.

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cwa-org-28--14-25-a,b

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Sunday, 8 February, 2026

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