Jones Family

Image source Taj Kempe, David Dewsbury

Artist: Donald Cook

Asset Type: Mural

Year of Work: 2020

Location: Cnr Steere Street N & Forrest St

Provenance: Shire of Collie

Description: “Jones Family tells the story of David Jones and his young family – amongst the first group of colonial families sent to Collie, tasked with establishing the coal mining industry in town. The region would go on to produce power for over 123 years, playing a key part in making Western Australia what it is today.

In this mural, Mr Jones is placed into Ted Green’s Barber Shop, which previously stood where the Jones Arcade is today. There are small, detailed objects placed around the Barber Shop for the viewer to find, telling a personal story of Collie’s locals and of industries that Collie is transitioning into as the days of coal come to an end.

I strongly recommend a trip to the Coalfields Museum and Research History. You will be surprised by Collie’s colourful history!” Donald Cook

Early Motoring

Image source Shire of Collie

Artist: Donald Cook

Asset Type: Mural

Year of Work: 2021

Location: Collie Veteran & Classic Car Club, Medic St near cnr of Harvey St

Provenance: Shire of Collie

Description: The car club mural is a depiction of a 1929 Plymouth Tourer that Harry Wiggers restored from a pile of parts. He began the restoration in the late 1980s and it was the first car in Collie put on a concessional licence.