The brothers Peirce – family album

The following photographs are from the family album of Mrs Beth Edwards (nee Peirce) of NSW. She tells me that the large group photo was presented to her relative, Charles Withers Peirce, by the Brown Hill Volunteer Fire Brigade when he was Captain of the team. He is seated in the centre of the photo.

Presented to Capt C W Peirce as a token of Esteem and Appreciation by the Brown Hill Volunteer Fire Brigade. (Original photo donated to the Fire Brigade Museum)

Left to right, Back Row:- B Pollard, F Nulsen, F Mathews, W Bennell, Foreman A Holt, J Mitchell, C Cressey, G Pollard.
Middle row:- T Borrenger, J Quinn, A Edmonds, Capt C W Peirce, J Pollard, W Pringle, F Kernick
Front:- R Munday and M Sonsee.    Winners of the Kalgoorlie RB Cup 20th Oct 1912.

Charles Withers PEIRCE and Sarah Jane Peirce (nee KNIPE) 1905 with children Charles left and John right.

Charles Withers Peirce was born in 1874 in Ballarat Victoria and died in Kalgoorlie on 18 Jun 1920. Children: Charles Darrell Peirce (Born 1899 Victoria), John William Edward Peirce (Born 1901 Victoria) Leslie Hugh Peirce (Born Brown Hill WA 1904 died aged 3mths)

Harry Worster Peirce 1868 – Brother of Charles W Peirce

Beth’s Grandfather, Arthur William Peirce, was born in Ballarat in 1876 and was station master at Woolgangie WA 1905-1908 then at Gwalia WA 1909 – 1911

Arthur William Peirce born 1876 as a naval cadet before going to Western Australia

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Moya Sharp

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My name is Moya Sharp, I live in Kalgoorlie Western Australia and have worked most of my adult life in the history/museum industry. I have been passionate about history for as long as I can remember and in particular the history of my adopted home the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia. Through my website I am committed to providing as many records and photographs free to any one who is interested in the family and local history of the region.

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