Notre Dame University ND43 - School of Nursing & Midwifery - Howard Smith Building (fmr)
1-3 Mouat St (was 9-11 pre 1938)
Lot 27 was originally owned by Lionel Samson (1829-1879)
Architecture: A Three storey stone and brick corner building with zero setback from the pavement. The building has a decorative parapet with two highly decorative pediments; one of these faces Phillimore Street. The ground floor is stone and the first and second floors are painted tuck point brick with engaged pilasters; ashlar effect to the first floor, Corinthian to the second floor.
History: The Howard Smith Building was built c. 1900 for a Victorian shipping company founded by Captain William Howard Smith in 1854. They are not recorded as working from this building but rather the Frank Cadd Building next door in Phillimore St.
By 1893 Messrs. Howard Smith & Son had expanded into Western Australia and were loading coal at Newcastle, NSW, for Roebuck Bay, WA.
1896 The oft-recurring trouble with the goods traffic has again reached fever heat. Ship-owners and merchants, in casting around desperately for a remedy, have revived the old idea of laying a light line of railway to Owen's Anchorage for the special accomodation of timber ships, so as to leave the Fremantle Pier comparatively free for steamers, The steamship agents at Fremantle, on Wednesday invited members of the Ministry and prominent officials to visit Owen's Anchorage… included F. Newman (Howard, Smith and Son, Limited) (reference)
1900 Photo of Mr F W Newman (Representing Howard Smith & Sons) and other members of the Steamship Owners Association WA Branch (reference)
In 1902 they were based in the Phillimore Chambers (reference)
1904 S.S. " BOMBALA'“ LATEST INTER-STATE COASTING TRADER. WE publish herewith a photo of the s.s. "Bombala," the latest addition to the fleet of the Howard Smith Co., Ltd. Her saloon passenger accommodation is exceptionally luxurious, and the cabins; both on deck and below are very roomy and well ventilated… she has started on a four-weekly service between Sydney, Melbourne Adelaide, and Fremantle… (reference)
1931 HOWARD SMITH'S PROFITS. A substantial reduction In profits is disclosed by Howard Smith, Ltd., as a result of its operations for the year ended December 31, net income for the term being only £18.801 compared with £75,874. The directors explain that trading was very, seriously affected by the acute depression throughout Australia… (reference)
In 2002 Notre Dame became a national university and made the decision to make health education a priority and, therefore, to establish a Medical School and Schools of Health Sciences, Nursing and Physiotherapy in Fremantle… The Foundation Dean of Health was Professor Michael Quinlan, and the Foundation Head of Nursing was Professor Doreen McCarthy, formerly head of nursing at Royal Perth Hospital and supported by Selma Alliex. From the Founding and Establishment of Notre Dame, 1986-2014 by Peter Tannock 2014
The building is currently occupied by the School of Nursing and Midwifery of Notre Dame University, which enrolled the first 24 students on 14 Feb 2000. The University spent A$2.78 million on refurbishing both the Howard Smith and the neighbouring Australian United Steam Navigation Company Building prior to moving in. The architect for the renovation was Marcus Collins and the builder was Bill Fairweather.
OCCUPANTS
1829-1879 Lot 27: Samson, Lionel
No. 1 (was 9 pre 1938)
1900 WA Forwarding Co.
1900 - 1901
Allen Joseph F, architect
Nunn C M, licensed surveyor
Denny Bros, engineers
1901 - 1908 Commercial Travellers' & Warehousemen's Association of WA (Incorp.) W S Lecky, secretary
1910 (known as No 13) Masonic Club, George B Humble, secretary (1910), John Griffiths (1911)
1913 - 1914 (13) W A Whaling Co. Ltd, A Stang, representative & J. P. consul for Norway
1914 Prior, David H
1916 - 1921
Davies, George
Lewis, Archibald H
1917 - 1920 Anderson, Captain Magnus V
1918 Bagster, C H, dentist
1919 Veale, R S
1921
Collyer, A F
Peter, James
1922 Buffalo Club Ltd (E P Cooper, secretary)
1923 - 1949 MELBOURNE STEAM-SHIP CO. LTD.
1923-1935 A W Leonard, manager for WA
1935-1938 John Munro, manager for WA
1938-1946 H.L. Morgan, manager
1947- C.C. Porter, manager
Agents at Geraldton, Bunbury, Albany, Kalgoorlie, Esperance, Ravensthorpe, Wagin, Busselton, Flinder's Bay & Dongarra and Australian Paint & Composition Co Ltd (The) (from 1931).
No. 3 (was 11 pre 1938)
1923 - 1949 Fremantle Stevedoring Co. Ltd.
1927 - 1949 Bunbury Stevedoring Co. Ltd.
1936 - 1943 Anderson, Mrs A
1944 - 1949 Casserley, Mary
