Mr George Henry Passmore Senior 1840-1920: A True Servant of Western Australia by Eathen Carruthers

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners.

Biography of George Henry Passmore, 1840-1920, was a veteran of the Crimean War, a prison supervisor, a dredger, and public servant. After retirement, he served on the North Fremantle Council. Born in Barnstaple, he came to the Swan River Colony aboard the Racehorse in 1865, died at Raleigh Ave, North Fremantle, and was buried in Karrakatta Cemetery. Passmore Avenue in North Fremantle is named after him. Before that, it had the name he gave it: Raleigh Place/Avenue. He built seven cottages there or thereabouts. (https://fremantlestuff.info/people/passmore.html)

Part of Carruthers' The Suburban Town of Riverton series