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Quartermaine Family

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c. 1925

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Overview

A sepia photograph of a family, husband, wife, five boys and one girl. The husband and wife are seated in the centre, the young girl standing between them, the oldest son on the mother's left, another son on the father's right, and three other boys standing behind them.

Historical information

If the man on the far right is Hurtle Quartermaine, then this is a photograph of George Eli Quartermaine and his wife Dora Quartermaine nee Wreford. Hurtle Quartermaine died in 1938 as a result of injuries received in a mining accident in 1936. He was aged 26.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-202-HS2025.482

Item type

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

29.8000 cm

Height or length

22.3000 cm

Inscriptions and markings

On the back of the photograph handwritten in black ink is "Quartermaine Hurtle far right"

Year

Last modified

Thursday, 4 December, 2025

Completeness

94

Copyright and Reference

Copyright and Reference

Copyright category

Date of creation +70 years

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Courtesy of Katanning Historical Society.

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