William Charles Maidment and guests on his 70th Birthday

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1930

Overview

Black and white image of twelve adults - seven standing and five seated in front. Several large trees and a vintage car are seen in the background. A list of names has been written on the verso.

Historical information

The Maidments first arrived in Capel from South Australia in 1896. In 1907 William bought 'Old Capel Farm' from W.J. Roberts and renamed it 'Paringa'. He and his wife Bessie lived at Paringa for many years, along with their children Alexander, Eileen and Ronald. The Maidments grew fruit and ran flocks of sheep and dairy cows. However, William's primary interest was horses, and he supplied mounts for the Indian Army (Krantz, V. & Chase, D. 1995. "Just a Horse Ride Away: A History of the Shire of Capel and its People", p. 161).

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-54-IMG1232

Item type

Photographs

Material

Photographic Media

Width

13 cm

Height or length

9 cm

Inscriptions and markings

1930 Mr Maidment's 70th birthday
Back row: Glen (Glyn) Layman, Mrs J.L. Bentley, Miss E. Maidment, Ron Maidment, Miss Clarke, Mrs Miller (Drapery shop Bunbury) Mr Bentley.
Sitting front: Mrs Layman, Mrs Clarke (Upper Blackwood), Mr & Mrs Maidment and Mr Fred Clarke at Mr Maidment's birthday.
At 'Paringa' Capel.

Contextual Information

The Ron Maidment Archives is named in recognition of the generous bequest by Mr Maidment towards the preservation of local history in the Shire of Capel.

Keywords

Maidment Family, Capel

Place made

Shire of Capel
Western Australia
Australia

Year

1930

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Public Location

Ron Maidment Archives

Shire of Capel

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