Judge Burnside's Picnic Tea

c. 1895
Overview

l-r : Edith Florence Sharkey, Mary Charity Burnside, Robert Bruce Burnside (in yachting cap), Sinjin Briggs in cane lounge chair, Eliza Cunden.

Historical information

Sinjin Briggs was the brother-in-law of Edith Florence Sharkey nee Ray
Eliza Cunden was the Burnside housekeeper before 1897.

Robert Bruce Burnside. Usher of the Black Rod in first Western Australian Parliament in 1890. Crown Solicitor 1894. President of the Court of Arbitration from 1903-1910. Commodore of Royal Perth Yacht Club. Founder member of Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club and Claremont Yacht Club. Inaugural member of the Claremont Roads Board. Owner of 'Genesta' one of the largest yachts on the river.

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.

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Judge Burnside's Picnic Tea
Edith Sharkey, Mary Burnside, Robert Burnside, Sinjin Briggs, Eliza Cunden.
Judge Burnside's Picnic Tea
Source: Claremont Museum 09.214

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