A carrier and carter of Lyall Bay between 1905 and ca 1921. Born Hobart 1864, died Otaki, 1934. He lived at 180 Queen's Drive, in a property that ran between Queen's Drive and Sutherland Road, Lyall Bay, and had a stables with about 12-15 horses. He also ran tearooms in Lyall Parade. He had a large moustache. (information from photographs and from researcher and descendant by marriage, Pamela McKirdy, pers. comm. 24 March 2004)
Moore, Joseph James, 1864-1934
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[Hackworth, James B] :Lyal Bay [ca 1910]
Date: 1910
By: Hackworth, James Brooks, 1853-1933; Hackworth, Ethel Winifred, 1888-1975
Reference: A-075-006-1
Description: Shows two horses hauling a dray close to a beach with the sea and a ship in background. A pencil portrait of a man with a hat and large moustache is inset The man with the hat seems likely to be Joseph James Moore, a carrier / carter, who lived between Sutherland Road and Queen's Drive, Lyall Bay from 1905 to ca 1921. He owned a stables with 12-15 hourse and also had tearooms on Lyall Parade. The cart in the view may also be his. Photographs of the period owned by descendants show him with a large moustache. Other Titles - Lyall Bay Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 137 x 246 mm