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Lois Ward

1938
Overview

Lois Ward in a short-sleeved light dress, bare footed, sitting in cane chair on grass. Shrubbery behind.

Historical information

Lois Margaret Shirley Ward, daughter of Cyril Reginald Ward (1905-) and Margaret Stella Williams (1905-1989), was born Lucknow Hospital, Claremont, Western Australia on the 1 August 1937.

Lived at the police quarters at 66 Victoria Avenue, Claremont from January 1932 to April 1938.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-28--5-254
Item type
Photographs
Themes
Social History
Material
Photographic Materials
Contextual information

66 Victoria Avenue, Claremont:

  • 1862, the Freshwater Bay Mixed School was built on the property.
  • 1880s, became a boarding house for single men known as the 'Appy 'Ome.
  • 1883, bought by the Police Department to serve as the quarters for the second constable in charge of Freshwater Bay.
  • 1975, opened as the Claremont Museum.
Keywords
1930s
Place made
Claremont, Western Australia, Australia
Year
1938
Links to additional resources
Claremont Museum. [www.claremont.wa.gov.au]
Last modified
Friday, 18 September, 2026
Completeness
100
Rights category
Date of creation +50 years
Permissions

For authorisation to reproduce, publish or display, please contact the Claremont Museum.

Attribution requirements

Acknowledgements to be made to 'Claremont Museum 05.254'.

Rights holder
Claremont Museum, Town of Claremont, Western Australia, 6010
Town of Claremont Museum

Town of Claremont Museum

Lois Ward
Lois Ward
Source: Claremont Museum 05.254

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