Miss Broadhurst and Olive Shaw

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c. 1925

Overview

Miss Broadhurst and Olive Shaw sitting on a jetty.

In the background is the Osborne Jetty. Remnants of the Osborne Steps can be seen near the top of the cliffs.

Historical information

Sarah Olive Shaw (1911-1996), daughter of William Shaw (1886-1969) and Edith Jane Marsh (1887-1969), was born at 16 Stirling Road, Claremont, the home of her Uncle Ted (Edward Shaw).

Sarah (known as Olive) had three brothers:

- William Alfred Shaw (1917-1988)
- Arthur Edward Shaw (1919-1979)
- George James Shaw (1922-1991)

The family lived firstly at 41 Claremont Crescent, Claremont then moved to 21 Stirling Road, Claremont in December 1917 into a house being built by her grandfather (Peter Shaw). The house never finished because of the hardships of World War I and then the depression.

Olive never married and lived in the family home at 21 Stirling Road until December 1984, when she moved to a retirement home in Nedlands.

Olive died on 15 April 1996 aged 84.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-28--4-307-b

Item type

Photographs

Material

Photographic Materials

Inscriptions and markings

On rear [Miss Broadhurst & O Shaw/ from Clmt to Osborne Steps].

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