I have just come across the most amazing photographs in the Western Argus Newspaper. It is two photographs taken of Ward Street (my Street) and then joined together. It was taken for a gardening feature in the paper and shows the extensive garden of Mr F P Ridley of Ward Street, Lamington. I will include a link to the page so you can view a better copy of the photograph as I doesn’t save very well. – Mr Ridley’s Garden
Mr Ridleys Garden Western Argus 1st Dec 1908 Pg 20
From the WA Post Office Directories I have found that Mr Ridley lived on the corner of McKenzie and Ward, where the Goldrush Tavern is now. Next to him was John W Walker, storekeeper. Just to the right of the centre of the photo is Mr Ridley’s house and just to the right of this you can see the store which would later be the Blacker’s store which many readers will remember. The following is a photograph from the front of his house:-
Garden of F P Ridley, Ward Street, Kalgoorlie from the Western Argus 8 Nov 1908 Pg 24
Moya Sharp
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I have just sent this and the link to Joan Anderson (McLeod)’s daughter Roz to read to her mother, as I am sure from later articles I found on Trove about Mr Ridley’s garden that she would remember it,
I will let you know what Roz says.
I have also sent onto most of my WA relatives and some others overseas a link to read the articles in your blog, (the WA relations) and for others to sign on to Ancestry through your website so you earn the commission when they do.
Best wishes
Colyn Storer
Dear Colyn Many thanks to you for suggesting to your relatives and friends to read the blog and to use it to log in to Ancestry. It helps a great deal towards the running of the page. I am so glad you like the story about Mr Ridley’s Garden. I was personally really pleased to find this as it is next to our house. I have only just started featuring photos of identified homes and they have been really popular. Lots of people have gone along and seen whats there today. Fortunately some of the houses are still there and I have been able to give copies to the residents. Did you look at the online photograph of Mr Ridleys Garden, it is much clearer that when I downloaded it. Im still not sure what they stood on to take the photo.