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Town of Claremont Museum > Records

CLARKSON, MATTHEW W. CR.

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1934 - 1940

Overview

3 x B/W bust portrait prints. (a) Image shows an older man with grey hair, cleanly shaven with a trimmed moustache. He is wearing round rimmed glasses with no earpieces, a dark jacket with waistcoat, soft patterned tie and a stiff white collar. Printed beneath [CLARKSON 1934-35]. (b) Similar image to (a). He is wearing horn rimmed glasses, with a checked jacket and waistcoat, white collared shirt and a diagonally striped tie. (c) Similar image to (b). He is wearing horn rimmed glasses; with a checked jacket and matching waistcoat, patterned tie, and white collared shirt. Printed beneath [ CLARKSON 1939-40].

Historical information

Matthew Worsley Clarkson was a Town of Claremont Councillor from 1932-1946.

Married to Jane Lawton Price in Lancashire, England in 1905. The couple arrived in Fremantle in November of 1912

The couple first lived in North Perth and then moved to 60 Bay View Terrace, Royalty, Claremont followed by 3 Park Lane, Claremont.

Post office directories state that he was a greengrocer.

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cwa-org-28--14-47-a-c

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Sunday, 8 February, 2026

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