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'Wainomi'

Sharkey Collection
1928
Overview

Path with flowers either side, leading to the back of the house with a corrugated iron water tank on the left.

Historical information

Wainomi 3 Victoria Avenue, Claremont was the home of Raymond John and Florence Edith Sharkey. Wainomi means 'Pearl Water' in Hawaiian.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-28--9-249-b
Item type
Photographs
Contextual information

Australian social history from the collection of photographs and albums donated to the museum by Raymond Sharkey's family.

Raymond John Sharkey an architect, surveyor and amateur photographer was born in 1868 in New South Wales. Raymond was a Claremont resident when he died at an early age.

Year
1928
Links to additional resources
Claremont Museum. [www.claremont.wa.gov.au]
Last modified
Tuesday, 12 August, 2025
Completeness
94
Rights category
Life of creator +70 years
Permissions

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Attribution requirements

Acknowledgements to be made to 'Claremont Museum 09.249b'.

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

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'Wainomi'
'Wainomi'
Source: Claremont Museum 09.249b

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