From Hooves to Highways

E. W. Hocking, Esq

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Timber and mining entrepreneur Ernest William Hocking is in the front passenger seat of his 1906 Darracq in Fraser Avenue, Kings Park, in 1907. Driving is his chauffeur, who has not been identified. Between the two is Mavis Hocking (6). Seated in the back are Mrs Elizabeth Hocking (36, right), and her son Cyril Poole (18, left), who was a founder of motor sport in WA. The young woman in the middle is, as yet, unidentified.