Greenmount
c. 1895Four photographs taken at Greenmount.
09.222a
09.222b
09.222c
A small stream flows through a forest area thick with grass trees, and drops into a wider waterway. A man is posed at either side of the cascade. Rushes and sedges dominate the foreground.
09.222d
Five women in long-sleeved tops, long skirts and hats are standing on a steep wooded site with Xanthorreas and Kingias. There is a rough track and Zamias in foreground.
From the collection of photographs and albums donated to the museum by Raymond Sharkey's family.
Raymond John Sharkey was born in 1868 in New South Wales. He was an architect, surveyor and amateur photographer. Worked for a time in Esperance and the goldfields. Married Edith Florence Ray in Melbourne on 4th October 1899. They had four children Josephine, Peggy, Maida and Bruce. Lived at the 'Appy 'Ome as a bachelor. Moved to 'Wainomi' 3 Victoria Avenue, Claremont in 1903. While living in Claremont, worked as a draughtsman for the Public Works Department. Died of a heart attack at the Subiaco train station at the age 41 on 22nd September 1910.
Details
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Captions in album [Greenmount]
Copyright and Reference
Copyright and Reference
Acknowledgements to be made to 'Claremont Museum 09.222'.
Other items by Sharkey Collection
- Women In Horse Drawn Phaeton
- Raymond John Sharkey
- HMS Katoomba Demonstration, Swan River Foreshore
- Perth Town Hall
- Max The Dog, Freshwater Bay
- Flour Mill, Mill Point, South Perth
- Public Buildings
- Yachts On The Swan River
- The Acrobat
- Gothic Buildings
- Amateur Photographers On The Swan River
- St John's Anglican Church, Northam
Other items from Claremont Museum
- Horse Drawn Phaeton With Two Ladies
- SHARKEY COLLECTION - A WOODED WALK
- SHARKEY COLLECTION - FAMILY IN A GARDEN
- SHARKEY COLLECTION - YACHT CLUB
- SHARKEY COLLECTION - WOMEN IN 1890S
- SHARKEY COLLECTION - CHILD AND ADULTS ON TENNIS COURT
- SHARKEY COLLECTION - SWAN RIVER AND MOUNT ELIZA
- SHARKEY COLLECTION - MEN ON YACHT ATLANTA
- SHARKEY COLLECTION, SWAN RIVER AND PERTH WATER
- SHARKEY COLLECTION - BOAT SHED, DINGHIES AND YACHTS
- SHARKEY COLLECTION - MODEL BOAT SAILING ON FRESHWATER BAY
- SHARKEY COLLECTION - BRUCE SHARKEY AS A CHILD

Source: Claremont Museum 09.222a

Source: Claremont Museum 09.222b

Source: Claremont Museum 09.222c

Source: Claremont Museum 09.222d
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