verandahs

Mechanics Institute & Jack Hehir's No 2 store, Hannan St., 2 storey buildings with front verandahs - Les Ellis Hairdresser, A Macrow and Sons, GM Tea and Grill Rooms, Central Garage, Dry Cleaner, Garage,

4 cars, people in distance.

Exterior of house, 1 story, verandahs around, corrugated iron roof, brick chimney, garden fenced, tidy dirt footpath, tarred street with cement gutter, tree in footpath, other homes next door.

Exterior of house in suburban street, verandahs round, corrugated iron roof, open paling fence,hinged tall wire gate, well grown native trees in garden, taken fron road, other homes next door.

Miss Essie Thompson with dancing championship ribbons displayed on board, medals on her blouse, wearing calf-length skirt, long sleeved blouse, straw hat, hair done in elaborate ringlets.

(17/5/88 - Moya Tamblyn suppled the following - Miss Essie Thompson (No."P") was sister to Mr. David Thompson (snr.) who worked as accountant (?) for "Kalg. Electric Tramways" for many years - well in to 1940's. He was a church elder - Presbut Boulder. Essie taught dancing on the huge wooden 3 sided verandahs which surrounded the large brick residence at 11 King St. Boulder (opposite thhe Queen's Methodist manse). The Thompson home was once a Doctor's residence and was owned later (1980s to early 1990s?) by Irene and Don Tonkin and was somewhat of a showplace.

Essie provided music for dancing lessons byy playing the violin and I have steong memory of her using the bow to admonish any errors! The Thomsons retired to Perth and in later years Essie joined the widowed Mrs. Hope Thomson in sharing a home in the city. They joined an inner city church (The People's Evangelical). Mrs. Thomson (nee Warnecke) was a school teacher before her marriage. As an elder of the local Presbyterian Church she was interested in youth work and ran Bible class. She was coached in math and was generous with her extensive libray. Many a young person was enriched by her wisdom. Essie did around early 1980's

The Thomsons were old and very respected Boulder citizens. They had four children - David (Mac.) Lindsay, Hope and Crystal.

Government Hospital looking east 1909, extensive hospital building three water tanks verandahs all round with steps, brick walls with iron clad roofs.

General view of Boulder mines showing rough dirt tracks in foreground, miners cottages, rough workings, washing on line; mine buildings and chimneys in background. A subatantial building with large verandahs in middle right of picture.