Swan River And Mount Eliza
c. 1892Photograph of a garden enclosed by high stone wall and containing fruit trees and plants on trellis. Beyond the wall is Perth Water. On the left is Point Belches. On the right, Mount Eliza showing signs of the development of the Perth Park terraces. Between the two is the 'Narrows' .
Appears to be taken from low-lying gardens in the vicinity of Bishops' House.
The garden wall is similar to convict built, stone wall at bottom of Government House garden.
Kings Park was called Perth Park from 1895 to 1901.
Details
Details
Caption in the album is [Swan River].
Australian social history from the collection of photographs and albums donated to the museum by Raymond Sharkey's family.
Raymond John Sharkey an architect, surveyor and amateur photographer was born in 1868 in New South Wales. Raymond was a Claremont resident when he died at an early age.
Copyright and Reference
Copyright and Reference
Acknowledgements to be made to 'Claremont Museum 09.229'.
Other items by Sharkey Collection
- Holmes Bros & Co.
- Raymond John Sharkey
- St Paul's College University of Sydney
- Blackwall Reach, Swan River
- 'Atalanta' Canning Bridge
- Thomas Sutcliffe Mort Statue
- Two Storey Home
- St John's Anglican Church, Northam
- Government House, Perth
- Two Storey Georgian Home
- Man Inside Room With Privacy Curtains
- Judge Burnside's Picnic Tea
Other items from Claremont Museum
- Men On Yacht Atalanta
- Swan River And Perth Water
- Swan River And Perth Water
- Boat Shed, Dinghies And Yachts
- Model Boat Sailing On Freshwater Bay
- Bruce Sharkey
- Bruce Sharkey
- Man Diving In The River
- Man Diving In The River
- Man Diving In The River
- Ray Cullen Pegging Out Washing
- John Lefroy, Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve

Source: Claremont Museum 09.229
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