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William Grover and his mother Bridget Grover nee Noonan

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Luhile & Co

c. 1890

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Overview

A sepia photograph of a young man dressed in a jacket and long trousers seated, whilst an older woman dressed in a long dark fitted blouse which has a frilled neckline and lace around the bottom, the long skirt is tiered and lace around the edge of each tier. The woman is standing next to the young man and is wearing ear rings and a fob watch or pendant on a long chain.

Historical information

William Grover and his mother Bridget Grover nee Noonan. William is seated, whilst Bridget is standing.
The Grover family were settlers in Katanning from 1886, William Grover came as a police trooper to Police Pools, and settled on 'Indinup' farm in 1886. Bridget Grover nee Noonan was the second daughter of William and Eleanor Noonan of Kojonup. William Noonan was an enrolled pensioner guard, and he and his family came to Western Australia in 1853. In 2002 the farm is owned by family members Wilson and Coleman.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-202-HSP2003.8

Item type

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

6 cm

Height or length

11 cm

Inscriptions and markings

Below the photograph handwritten in gold lettering is "Luhile & Co"

Year

Statement of significance

Bridget Grover was the daughter of an William Noonan an enrolled pensioner guard, and in 2024 a large contingent of the descendants of William and Eleanor Noonan are still living in the districts of Kojonup and Katanning.

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Historic significance

Comparative significance criteria

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Well provenanced

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Date of creation +70 years

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Courtesy of Katanning Historical Society.

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