ContributorCommunity HistoryDescriptionBlack and white image showing the Cruikshank home in Main Street, Osborne Park. The nearest intersection was Harrison Street. Photo shows various outbuildings, a windmill and the tank stand. The house was built during the depression era of the 1930s.
Date createdc1960Height (mm)90Width (mm)150Materialssilver gelatin photographic postcardHistorical details
The small building near the tank stand housed the laundry and toilet. The laundry had a copper, water heated by lighting a fire underneath, and several cement troughs. Sheets, towels and work clothes were boiled then rinsed in the troughs. Other items were washed by hand using a scrubbing board. White items were dunked in Reckitts Blue Bag water. Collars and cuffs on mens shirts were starched and Monday was the official wash day. Judy Cruikshank lived with her Grandparents during the mid 1960s and the washing was always done this way. When Judy suggested to her Grandmother that she might like to buy a washing machine, Granny said 'electricity and water don't mix.' Judy observed that her Grandmother never owned a washing machine.
Detail of the Cruikshank house on Main Street Osborne Park. City of Stirling Art and History Collection, accessed 12/11/2025, https://collections.stirling.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/12670
