King family quilt circa 1909

Craft

A labour of love

What might these three sisters of the King family have talked about while they spent long hours hand sewing this quilt? Gertrude Myrtle (aged 24), Stella Blanche (22) and Emily Maud (19) made this quilt using material, scissors, needle and thread. In 1904, husband and wife, Alfred King and Fanny Higginbottom, arrived in Brookton with their six children from South Australia, including the sisters who made this quilt. The King family members stayed in Western Australia marrying into the Montgomery and Stanley families. Alfred King lived to be 92 and is buried at the Brookton Cemetery.

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Brookton Museum and Heritage Centre

Former Police Station & Quarters, now the Brookton Museum & Heritage Centre

This is an inviting old Police Station and residence, and a collection which engages visitors with the history of Brookton, its people, its environment and its history. The display changes each year...

Address:

3 Groser Street
Brookton WA 6306
Australia

Tel:

0427 426 014

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president@brooktonmuseum.org.au

Open Hours

Sun 10am - 3pm or by appointment. Admission fees apply.

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