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Claremont Museum > Records

SHARKEY COLLECTION - MAIDA AND JO SHARKEY

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c. 1922

Overview

B/W print. Three young women are standing and one is crouched forming a group in front of the Sharkey family home. All are wearing light, summer dresses. Shrubs and the distinctive wooden arches and brackets of Wainomi verandahs form the background. On the rear [Maida L/ Jo R/ 3 Victoria Ave].

Historical information

3 Victoria Avenue was the home of Raymond and Edith Florence Sharkey. Wainomi means 'Pearl Water' in the Hawaiian language.

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cwa-org-28--9-301-

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Thursday, 12 June, 2025

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