SHARKEY ALBUM, PUBLIC BUILDINGS

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c. 1895

Overview

B/W prints of four Gothic style buildings in stone. (a) Church/chapel adjoining two-storey building with tower above entry. Buildings face a sweeping drive. A girl is seated on steps, and a boy is lying on grass in foreground. (b) Three-storey building with square tower and steeple above central entry. Section with bay window and small steeple terminates each wing. Buildings in background: white fences and cows grazing in foreground. (c) Substantial two-storey building on left adjoining gabled buildings and entrance. White fence separates buildings from grassy area and pond. (d) Solid, three-storey building on a rise. Trees and buildings in left background: scattered trees, fence and pond in foreground.

Historical information

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.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-28--9-173-a-d

Item type

Photographs

Themes

Social History

Year

c. 1895

Claremont Museum

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