Flour Mill, Mill Point, South Perth
c. 1895Artistic view of damaged flour mill. A man stands at the doorway of a random stone building with tower. Ends of fallen sails are poking from shingled roof. Zamia in foreground: Swan River in background.
From the collection of photographs and albums donated to the museum by Raymond Sharkey's family.
Raymond John Sharkey was born in 1868 in New South Wales. He was an architect, surveyor and amateur photographer. Worked for a time in Esperance and the goldfields. Married Edith Florence Ray in Melbourne on 4th October 1899. They had four children Josephine, Peggy, Maida and Bruce. Lived at the 'Appy 'Ome as a bachelor. Moved to 'Wainomi' 3 Victoria Avenue, Claremont 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 the age 41 on 22nd September 1910.
Details
Details
In pencil in album [MILL, MILL POINT].
Copyright and Reference
Copyright and Reference
Acknowledgements to be made to 'Claremont Museum 09.177'.
Other items by Sharkey Collection
Other items from Claremont Museum
- St John's Anglican Church, Northam
- 'Craigmuir'
- ''Appy 'Ome' Building With Horses
- HMS Katomba Demonstration, Swan River Foreshore
- Yachts On The Swan River
- Keough's Boarding House And Boarders
- Man Inside Room With Privacy Curtains
- Max The Dog, Freshwater Bay
- Judge Burnside's Picnic Tea
- Perth Yacht Club Members
- Rocky Bay On Swan River
- Blackwall Reach, Swan River
Mill Point, South Perth
Source: Claremont Museum 09.177
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