SHARKEY COLLECTION - SWAN RIVER AND MOUNT ELIZA

c. 1892
Overview

B/W Print. Garden enclosed by high stone wall and containing fruit trees and plants on trellis. Beyond the wall is Perth Water. On the left is Pt Belches; on the right, Mt Eliza showing signs of the development of the Perth Park terraces. Between the two is the 'Narrows' . Caption in the album is [Swan River].

Historical information

Appears to be taken from low-lying gardens in the vicinity of Bishops' House. Garden wall is similar to convict built, stone wall at bottom of Government House garden. Kings Park was called Perth Park 1895-1901. Raymond John Sharkey lived at the 'Appy 'Ome as a bachelor. Born in 1868 in New South Wales, Raymond Sharkey was an architect and surveyor and amateur photographer. He worked for a time in Esperance and the goldfields. He married Edith Florence Ray in Melbourne on October 4th, 1899. They had four children Josephine, Peggy, Maida and Bruce. Moved to 3 Victoria Avenue 'Wainomi 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 age 41 on September 22, 1910.

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cwa-org-28--9-229-
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Thursday, 12 June, 2025
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