In Old Kalgoorlie by Robert Pascoe and Frances Thomson

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners, with front cover corners protected with book tape. A couple of marks on title page, otherwise interior is very good.

The photographs of John Joseph Dwyer, known as Jack Dwyer.

Dwyer was born in 1869 in Gaffney's Creek, Victoria. In his early twenties, Dywer became a hobbyist photographer, ultimately making it his profession.

In 1890, he joined many Victorians and headed west, prospecting in Coolgardie to raise the money for a photography studio. In 1900, he moved to Kalgoolrie to open a studio in partnership with ED Joshua. It wasn't until 1903 that he had his own studio on Hannan Street.

He became the premier photographer in the Goldfields, capturing streetscapes, social gatherings, dignitaries and mine sites. (ABC Local Radio Sept 2014)