Basic Biographical Details

Name: Hobbs, Smith & Forbes
Designation:  
Born: Before 1912
Died: 1930
Bio Notes: Joseph John Talbot Hobbs (generally known as J Talbot Hobbs) was born in 1864 in London. He worked as a draughtsman for a builder, John Hurst, with whom he emigrated to Perth in 1887. There, he set up practice as an architect. Hobbs became a member of the Western Australian Institute of Architects in 1896, and later served as president from 1909 to 1911. In 1905, he became senior partner of Hobbs, Smith & Forbes. The practice title changed to Hobbs, Forbes & Partners in 1930, when Alexander Barr Winning was made a junior partner.

Private and Business Addresses

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 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 1Western Australia Trustees Buildings/104, Perth, AustraliaBusiness1930 *  

* earliest date known from documented sources.

Employment and Training

Employees or Pupils

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 NameDate fromDate toPositionNotes
Item 1 of 3J Talbot Hobbs (Joseph John Talbot Hobbs)19051930Partner 
Item 2 of 3Alexander Barr Winning19121916Assistant 
Item 3 of 3Alexander Barr Winning1921Late 1930Chief Assistant 

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