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Home of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Pybus, Flinders Street [B 60382] • Photograph

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Summary

'Iris Villa' on Flinders Street, Adelaide, the home of Mr & Mrs William Richard Pybus. The family later owned a house at Henley Beach on the esplanade called 'Ashantee'.

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Physical description

Photograph (b&w print); 16 cm x 22.3 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1890

Collection

Part of General Collection

Subject

Architecture, Domestic -- South Australia -- Adelaide

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Historical information

William Richard Pybus (1848-1917) married Annie Emma Sweet (1857-1950), a fine singer and daughter of Captain Sweet, at the Wesleyan Church, Kent Town, on 28 September 1880. William commenced his musical studies at eight years of age, was a solo chorister at St. Andrew's Church, Walkerville and Trinity Church, Adelaide, and sang at the first Handel festival held in the colony ca.1858. He received piano lessons from a lady teacher at the Walkerville day school, then from Richard Baxter White RAM (1839-1872), and later studied music at the Adelaide University. From the age of 10 years he took the organ for occasional services, and was early recognised as one of Adelaide's leading pianists and accompanists. During his illustrious musical career, William was appointed city organist in May 1891 until September 1917, when he resigned in consequence of ill health.

Digitisation information

Date

28/05/1999

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,624 x 1,792 pixels (4.7 MP)

Size

4.14 MB

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