Bernard Daniel Rider
1922Bernard Rider in a three piece suit, with button hole and watch chain, high collared white shirt and wearing a homburg hat, standing on the path beside three steps leading to the front verandah of a brick house.
There is a deck chair on the verandah, which has a decorative post and bracket, rough grass on either side of the path, a tap, and a shrub beside the two sash windows of the projecting room.
Bernard Daniel Rider (c.1862-1929) came to Ballarat from England.
Married Fanny Theresa Morris, daughter of Benjamin Charles and Elizabeth Morris, in 1882 at Surry Hills, New South Wales.
Moved to Western Australia c.1903. Lived at 'Na Valli' 21 Bernard Street, Claremont.
Bernard and Fanny had four children Dudley (1887-1936), Stanley (1890-1891), Herbert (1882-1895) and Hilda (1884-1966).
Was an assistant stationmaster and then stationmaster at Claremont Station (c.1912-1926).
Seconded to the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) because of his knowledge of animals. At the time, show animals were transported to the Claremont Showground by train. Lectured First Aid to railway workers.
Was a jeweller, accountant and toy maker. Owned a racehorse, drove a phaeton. Apparently an aristocratic looking gentleman and a stylish dresser.
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Acknowledgements to be made to 'Claremont Museum 09.5a'.
Other items from Claremont Museum
- Fanny Theresa Rider
- Senior Inspector Alfred White
- McQueen Family Home, 36 Devon Road, Claremont
- Harriet Hannah McQueen
- John And Harriet McQueen
- Harriet McQueen
- Weatherboard House With Picket Fence
- Hettie, Charlotte And Jessie McQueen
- Jessie McQueen
- John And Harriet McQueen With Three Daughters
- Thomas and Emma Briggs
- 36 Devon Road, Claremont

21 Bernard Street, Claremont
Source: Claremont Museum 09.5a
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