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Alexander Gorrie With Daughter Margaret

1925
Overview

Alexander Gorrie, wearing a light coloured 'flannel', dark trousers with braces and boots, sitting holding a black dog by its head. Daughter Margaret in light dress kneeling beside him in wild oats. Fence of posts and bush rails behind them. Cleared land and wooded hills beyond fence.

Historical information

Alexander Robert Gorrie (c.1890-1985), son of Alexander Peter Gorrie and Mary Ann Hart.

Married Mona Cherry (c.1898-1975), daughter of Walter Cherry (1875-1940) and Winifred Maude Omerod (1877-1931) at Claremont in 1919.

Alexander and Mona had two children: Margaret Hart (b.1920) and Jean Catherine (b.1924).

Lived at 48 Victoria Avenue, Claremont.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-28--4-80
Item type
Photographs
Material
Photographic Materials
Keywords
1920s
Place made
Western Australia, Australia
Year
1925
Links to additional resources
Claremont Museum. [www.claremont.wa.gov.au]
Last modified
Saturday, 27 June, 2026
Completeness
100
Rights category
Life of creator +70 years
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Claremont Museum, Town of Claremont, Western Australia, 6010
Town of Claremont Museum

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Alexander Gorrie With Daughter Margaret
Alexander Gorrie with daughter Margaret
Source: Claremont Museum 04.80

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