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MRS. CROASDALE (AUNTY POLLY) FRAMED PHOTO MEMORIAL

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Overview

The photo of Mrs Croasdale (Aunty Polly) is in black and white with cream coloured cardboard surrounds. The frame edging is timber and painted black. At the bottom on the photo, on the right hand is written Illustrations/Perth WA/COPY.

Script below the photo is: Mrs Croasdale/(Aunty Polly)/For 40 years Aunty to the whole District Country Women's/ Association; Congregational Church, Sunday School and/Guild; Red Cross; R.S.L. Auxiliary; Progress Association;/ Women's Christian Temperance Union and/ Kelmscott Agricultural Society.
On the back is cream coloured tape around the edging with the No. 22 Illustration.

Historical information

Mrs Mary Ellen Croasdale was a very active member of the Roleystone and Kelmscott communities. Mary was a member of the Roleystone Red Cross, Roleystone Progress Association, Returned Servicemen's League - Kelmscott Branch Axillary, Kelmscott Agricultural Society, Women's Christian Temperance Union and the Roleystone Congregational Church where she helped run the Sunday School and was a member of the Church's Women's Guild. She was affectionately known as 'Aunty Polly' in the community.
Mary married John James Croasdale in England and sometime in the early 1900s they migrated to Western Australia. In 1912 they were living in Canning mills, 1916-17 living on Jull Street in Armadale before moving to Roleystone where they lived for many years on Croyden Road on their orchard.
Mary died age 70 in 1951. Two years later a room at the Roleystone Congregational Church was named in her honour.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2015.60

Themes

People
Social History

Material

Width

282 mm

Height or length

370 mm

Keywords

Armadale congregational Church Armadale

KELMSCOTT Agricultural and Horticultural Society

Womens Christian Temperance Union

Progress Association

R S L Auxillary

Red Cross Society

Sunday School and Guild

Armadale congregational Church Armadale

CROASDALE Mrs

Statement of significance

This object is part of a collection of items associated with a person or family who have played a significant role in the economic, community or social development of the City of Armadale. This can include holding key political or social positions within the community, being a key contributor or member of a community organisation, a strong contributor to improving the well-being of the local community, a prominent figure in a local business or industry, developer of new industries or activities or someone who grew up in the area and moved away and had a noteworthy career or life.

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Well provenanced

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