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HARDY, HENRY T. CR.

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Two black and white photographs of HT Hardy who served as a councillor in the Town of Claremont between 1906 and 1909. Both photographs are in partial profile with Hardy wearing a three-piece suit with waistcoat, jacket and tie. He has a moustache and short hair that is swept off his face. Printed beneath [Hardy 1906-7]

Historical information

Henry Thomas Hardy was born near Melbourne in 1863 and trained as a surveyor. He passed the NSW Surveyors examination in 1886. Hardy came to Western Australia in 1891 and became a partner in Crossland & Co who were licensed surveyors and valuators.

Hardy married Grace Lavinia Elsegood at Christ Church, Claremont in 1903. The couple had daughters Mary Gwendoline (b.1904) and Kathleen Grace (b1906). The family lived in a house at the South West end of Bay View Terrace called The Gables but eventually returned to Victoria.

Hardy was a councillor for Claremont from 1904-1911.

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