1 PHILLIMORE ST, DALGETY'S BOND STORE,

This two storey face brick and rendered warehouse façade has a parapet and prominent pediment, The building has limestone foundations and the façade features ashlar effect rendering and large arched multi paned windows with drive through entrance on the east side. The first floor has Flemish bond face brick and slightly arched rendered recesses. It straddles the block with a south face onto 2 High st.

1902 Article about Dalgety’s new buildings in Fremantle- the warehouse, which has frontages to the railway, High-street, and to Philimore-street, has some 30,000ft. of floor space. The building was designed by and carried out under the supervision of Mr. J. Talbot Hobbs, F.R.I.V.A., of Perth and Fremantle. It is seldom an architect gets a commission to spend on one plot £30,000. This is the largest contract let (privately) in this State for a building, and the result seems to have given the greatest satisfaction to all concerned. The contractor for the building is Mr. W. H. Vincent, and the cost is nearly £30,000. (reference)

1917 Messrs. Dalgety & Co., report having held their usual weekly sale of hides, tallow etc, at the Wool and Produce Exchange, Dalgety's Buildings, Cliff-street, Fremantle, Friday, 9th February; Kangaroo Skins-This market is exceptionally keen, probably owing to the limited number of skins arriving… Kangaroo Skins: Greys- over 2|lb weight Is 5d2s, Reds- | lb weight and over 3s to 3s 6d, joeys to 2s per dozen, Euros- Is 6d to 2s 3d. Coast Wallaby to 2s per dozen. (reference)

1921 MR. A. G. LEEDS, J.P., who recently resigned the Western Australian managership of Dalgety and Co., Ltd., after being associated with that firm for over 40 years… in 1904 he was appointed as manager for Western Australia. At the inception of the Fremantle Harbor Trust he was appointed a Commissioner, which position he held for nine years, the latter half of which was spent as chairman… (reference)

1927 The building acquired by Elder, Smith and Co, Ltd is regarded as one of the finest in Fremantle. It occupies all the land between Phillimore street, Cliff street, High street with the exception of the portion used by the Union Bank and contains about 60 offices on two floors, and two-storey stores with a basement which measures 60ft by 200ft. (reference)

OCCUPANTS

Lot 1 & 2a owners: 1855 - 1859 Government, 1876 - 1879 George Shenton

1902 - 1938 Dalgety's Bond & Free Stores- had a long lease and continued to occupy the building (reference)

1938 - 1949 Elder Smith & Co Ltd, shipping agents, stk & stn agents & merchants

1971 Lionel Samson and Son used it as bond and liquor store

1983 Rug store

1996 Sold to consortium, Fremantle SBS Syndicate.

2000 redevelopment by Architect Ralph Hoare. Currently residential flats/apartment block

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1 Henry St

1 Henry St (was 19 pre 1938) The Fremantle Club

Now the NDU carpark at 1 Henry St,

Lot 56, no. 1 Henry Street, was the site of the three-storey Lodge's Hotel (also known as the Castle Hotel)

The ‘Castle Hotel’ was built in 1876- the first 3-storey building in the state. In 1869 it was used as a private house for William Dalgety Moore, and then became a school for young ladies until 1880, then a private hotel 1884-6. (Mr Webster- reference)

From 1 June 1884, the owner William Marmion rented the building to Henry Russell Alvarenga- and wife Jane, who had previously run the Alvarenga Coffee Palace (in Packenham St (reference). They refurbished the grand Castle Hotel, supplied service for 23 rooms and applied for a billiard table license (reference). They also made available Club rooms (see Ad).

18 June 1884 The Upper Hall will at all reasonable times be open, free of charge, for Public Meetings, and may be specially hired for Private Parties, Balls… The Service will be carefully superintended by MRS. ALVARENGA, whose experience is a sufficient guarantee that civility and attention will be given to visitors by the servants employed at the Hotel. (reference)

In January 1885 Henry Alvarenga became very ill and his licence was postponed. (reference). He was declared bankrupt in March 1885 (reference) and it was suggested then that his building be utilised by the Fremantle Club (reference). In April the entire contents of the Castle Hotel were sold at auction (reference) and Henry died 24 May 1885 (reference)

28 May 1885 Mrs. Alvarenga, widow of the deceased proprietor of Alvarenga's Restaurant enquired if His Worship would grant her a temporary license, to carry on a boarding and lodging house on the premises occupied by her late husband. (reference)

Jane was granted a boarding house licence in June 1884 (reference) but decided to return to her previous establishment in Packenham St in July 1885. (reference)

In 1886 the building became the Fremantle Club and Its first President was William Edward Marmion (1845-1896)

The Fremantle Workers Social and Leisure Club, purchased the building in 1916 from the AMP Society for £2000.

This club became the Fremantle Workers Club., and they demolished the building in 1956.

The Fremantle Club, a club for Gentlemen, included all the highly ranked members of Society in Fremantle such as Michael Samson, the Pearse Brothers, James Lilly, Arthur Diamond, J.W. Bateman, Jack Higham, William Moore, Lucus Manning. It had strict rules of conduct, dress and eligibility- allowing however Roman Catholics (excluded form the Freemasons).

Like its brother club, the Weld Club, in Perth- women of course were excluded, including Mary Higham (head of Higham & Sons). However in 1910 the club was infiltrated by a 28 year old Margaret Able, who as ‘Martin Able’, worked there as a steward.

27 Jan 1886 At a preliminary meeting of the promoters of the Fremantle Club, held at Messrs.Waldeck, Smith & Co.'s yesterday, it was decided to take steps forthwith to open the institution, the entrance fee of membership being fixed at five guineas and a similar sum for annual subscription. (reference)

25 March 1886 The Fremantle Club require the services of a good Cook, a Scullery Maid, an experienced steady Waiter, a thorough Housemaid, civil, attentive youth for Billiard Room, and a handy man for ''Boots” and generally useful. Apply to C. J. HUGHES, Manager.

April 1886 The Fremantle Club was opened on Monday last, and bids well to become a favorite resort for the numerous members already enrolled. The want of such an institution had been long felt, and I need scarcely say will be well appreciated here, similarly as the Weld and Perth Clubs are in the City. The new Club has an excellent start, while the manager-- who has already been spoken of as experienced, in the management of the well-known Coffee Palaces of Sydney- is likely to give satisfaction to members by his untiring energy to make the whole of the arrangements in every way satisfactory. A large number of gentlemen met at the Club on Monday, on the occasion of its inauguration. (reference)

9 Sep 1886 the Secretary of the Fremantle Club, wrote to the Fremantle Council calling attention to the necessity for a lamp at the foot of Henry Street. (reference)

June 1889 A large number of gentlemen attended the Fremantle Club to bid farewell to J. J. Higham before his forthcoming visit to England  (reference)

1925 Fremantle Club's History- Once the Resort of Titled Exclusives - Now The Rendezvous of Brawny Toilers -A Queer Metamorphosis… Housed in a fine three-storey building—the first in Fremantle—beautifully furnished and carpeted, its Chinese service a thing of wonder the Fremantle Club was RIGIDLY EXCLUSIVE…The transfer of the head offices of many of the big firms to Perth seriously affected the club's membership, and the formation of the Commercial Travellers' Club took its toll of the younger members. The result was that eventually the Fremantle Club became non-existent. Later it was taken over by the Fremantle Workers' Club, whose membership consists in great part of lumpers…The top storey is not now used, but the two lower storeys are fully occupied. The library, comprising some 6000 volumes, is one of the finest of its kind in Australia… In the Workers Club, Fremantle has much of which it may be proud. But the ghosts of some of the long-dead autocrats who first occupied the buildings as a club must turn in their graves occasionally! (reference The Mirror, ) Image above right shows inset- Mr L. Carey, vice president and Mr A.L.F. Gregg, Secretary of the Fremantle Workers Club

The Workers Club gained a purpose-built building at 7-9 Henry St from 1956, and the Lodge's Hotel building was demolished in 1958 to provide a carpark for Workers members.

OCCUPANTS

Lot 57 owners: 

1829 - 1837 Gresswell, John

1855 - 1859 Lodge, O

1876 - 1878 Gregory, Mr

1886 - 1913 Fremantle Club

1897 - 1898 T. Birrell Gray, secretary

1899 - 1900 Percy C. Collins, secretary

1901 - 1902 H. F. Keep, secretary

1903 - 1904 H. N. Southwell, secretary

1905 - 1906 T. Russell, secretary

1907 - 1909 G. F. Gallop, secretary

1910 - 1913 R. Stanley Jeffreys, secretary, mentioned in Margaret Bales story as being the man who employed her.

1911 Moss & Dwyer, solicitors

1915 - 1956 Fremantle Workers Social & Leisure Club

1915 - 1916 Herbert H. Taylor, secretary

1917 - 1918 Robert McCutcheon, manager

1918 - 1919 Knox, Charles, caretaker

1919 - 1920 A E Pryce, secretary and manager

1920 Greville, William, caretaker

1921 - 1923 William Roche, secretary 

1921 - 1928 Grenfell, William, caretaker

1924 - 1931 Alfred Gregg, secretary

The Workers Club takes over the Fremantle Club, Mirror 24 Jan 1925 p 11

PHILLIMORE CHAMBERS, 7-11 PHILLIMORE ST

7-11 Phillimore St (was 17-19 pre 1938)

This is a two storey building corners Phillimore and Cliff Sts, with zero setback from the pavement. There is a highly decorative parapet and four decorative pediments; the name 'Phillimore Chambers' appears across the corner pediment and in an entrance aedicule in Phillimore Street. There are engaged pilasters dividing the building into bays. The ground floor has multi paned transom lights above the windows; the first floor has decorative pilasters between double sash windows.

The building was designed by Wilkinson, Smith and Wilson, architects, in 1899.

1934 The Friends of the late Mrs. Annie Caroline Coates, of W. J. Coates, Paper Rulers and Bookbinders, Phillimore-street, Fremantle, and of 112 Hampton-road, Beaconsfield, loved mother of Rita, Norman and Wallington (Wally), are respectfully informed that her remains will be interred in the Anglican portion at the Fremantle Cemetery… (reference)

1937 The steadily growing business of W.J. Coates, manufacturing stationers, paper rulers and book-binders, is being transferred from premises at the corner of High and Mouatt streets to larger premises at Woolworth Buildings, Adelaide street. This centrally situated building has been entirely remodelled and a lift has been installed. Founded in 1922 by the late Mr. W. (Joe) Coates, the business is conducted under the personal management of the sons of the founder, who have had extensive experience in the trade. (reference)

OCCUPANTS

Lot 15 owners:

1929 - 1937 Leake, George

1855 - 1859 Brown, Richard

1876 - 1878 Brown, R M B

1879 Moore, William Dalgety

No. 7-9 (was 17 pre 1938)

1900

Balchin, W, Ltd merchants & importers

Carnaby, Mrs C A, refreshment rooms

Arundell, Captain R E, marine surveyor

Russel & Co (W M), merchants

1900 - 1901 Davis' Machinery Exchange, buying agents and mercantile brokers

1900 - 1902 Watson Brothers, merchants & manufacturers' agents

1901 Saurmann, George, importer, shipbroker, customs, shipping & forwarding agent

1901 - 1902 Holt, A J Lea, insurance agent

1901 - 1910 Victoria Galvanized Iron & Wire co. importers of "Lysaghts" galvanized iron (1906-1910 John Moss Davey, manager)- moved to 21 Mouatt st in 1912 as Lysaght Galvanised Iron Proprietary, Ltd, with Davey (who died in 1915.

1902 Millen, H H, produce indentor

1902 - 1904 Henderson & MacGeorge Ltd. forwarding agents &c

1902 - 1905

Smith (Harold E) & Goyder, accountants & auditors

Russel & Co. W M, general agents & importers

1903 - 1904

Consul for the Netherlands, Louis Demel, manufacturers' agent

1904

Raven & Co. J, indent agents &c

Peate, E T, commercial agent

1904 - 1938 Hevron, P J, customs, general carrier & forwarding agent

1905

Roger & Co. J Macleod, mercantile brokers & general agents

Davey, E S, indent agent

1905 - 1906

Cadd Co Ld, Frank, customs & forwarding agents

South British Fire & Marine Insurance Co Ld (The) (Frank Cadd, agent)

1905 - 1911 Temple, Francis E, customs & forwarding agent

1905 - 1915 Nettelbeck, J M O, product merchant (1905-1910 egg merchants)

1906 Grieve & Piper, customs & forwarding agents

1906 - 1909 Ironite Supply & Paving Co. Ltd

1906 - 1927 Tijou & Co A J, commercial & indent agents

1907 Stephenson, H A, product merchant

1912 Markwald, Henry, indentor, C H Goddard, manager

1914

Platt & Co. Harold J. accountants & auditors

W. A. Wool & Skin Co. Ltd

1922 Hilford, Robert, paper ruler

1923 - 1936 Coates, W J, paper ruler

1924 - 1934 Carriers' Association (E B Bastin, secretary)

1926 - 1930 Currie, J H, shipping agent

1930 - 1934 National Union Seamen of Great Britain and Ireland (WA agency, W M Hunter, secretary)

1930 - 1937 Seamen's Union of A/sia (WA branch, J Byrne, secretary)

No. 7

1938 - 1949 Fremantle Printery, Prints

No. 9

1938 - 1939 Hevron Ltd P J, carriers & customs agents

1947 Sheldon, Mrs Alex M

1949 Acme Photo Service, Photo-graphics

No. 11 (was 19 pre 1938)

1914 - 1915

Lehmann & Co., dairy produce merchant

Farmers' Mercantile Union Limited (C. A. Lehmann, manager)

1916 Barrow, Noseda & Co Ld, green & product merchants

1917 vacant

1918 - 1944 Hevron, P J, J.P., carriers & customs agents

1928 - 1934 Carriers' Association (E B Bastin, secretary)

1930 - 1934 National Union Seamen of Great Britain and Ireland (WA agency, W M Hunter, secretary)

1930 - 1937 Seamen's Union of A/sia (WA branch, J Byrne, secretary)

1945 - 1946 Department of the Navy

1947 - 1949 Nu-Tred Tyres (1928) WA Ltd, mtr tyres dealers

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Tolley & Co Warehouse, Office and Warehouse

1 Pakenham Street,  (pre 1938 - 19 Pakenham Street) Tolley & Co Warehouse, Office and Warehouse

This building is located on the western side of Pakenham Street between High Street and Phillimore Street. It is a rendered building which includes a half basement below street level, constructed in the Federation Free Classical style. The name 'Tolley & Compy. Limited Merchants' appears in stucco across the carriageway entrance on the right side of the building.

1893 AUSTRIAN Bentwood Furniture for Sale. Apply Tolley & Co., Limited, Fremantle. (reference)

It was built in 1897 for Tolley & Company, Wine & Spirit Merchants, who occupied the building until 1910/11. The store had two large floors which carried an immense stock of wines and spirits. Below was a spacious cellar, cool on the hottest days. A hydraulic lift and crane were employed to facilitate handling of stock. Tolleys also imported tobacco, cigars and glassware and were sole agents for McEwans' Edinburgh beer, Manikin Scotch ale, Schweppes soda, ginger ale etc.

1887 Tolley & Co., established but a few months ago in Fremantle have succeeded in forming a very large business connection throughout the colony, including this district. Their wine, spirit, and beer cellars at Manning's Hall, Fremantle, will well repay a visit, the stocks contained there being by far the largest, most varied and best In the colony. (reference)

1901 The Perth ‘Spectator' of last Saturday has beaten the record for up-to-date news. It tells us in a par that a Jack Fitzpatrick, who passed in his checks in the Fremantle Asylum last week by coming to an untimely end, is the well known and popular 'Fitz' who travels these fields for Tolley and Co, Ltd. It sums up his character thus: 'A jovial good fellow, having himself for his own enemy.' As the same old 'Fitz' walked into our office yesterday with a copy of the paper in his hand, we leave our readers to judge his feelings when he found that he had died in an asylum… (reference)

1910 Tolley and Co., Ltd., Fremantle, has bunged in its alley and decided to avail itself of the voluntary liquidation provisions of the Companies Act, 1893. Manager W. H. Paltridge is conducting the funeral obsequies. (reference)

1920 Miss Carrie Lewis will be called upon to say yea or nay to Mr. Cliff Saunders next Saturday afternoon. Cliff has just passed his final examination in chemistry. Mrs. Saunders-to-be was formerly a typist at Joyce Bros., Packenham street, Fremantle. Hope their path through life is devoid of—a—thorns. ( reference)

OCCUPANTS

1855 - 1879 Lot 95: Dempster, J

1897- 1910 Tolley & Company, Wine & Spirit Merchants

1913 - 1920 Joyce Bros, Ltd. bag & sack manufacturers. (W F Draffin, manager) ( in 1921 shifted to 15-21 Josephson St, Fremantle (reference)

1914 - 1938 Harper & Co. Pty. Ld. Robert (stores)

1921 - 1932 Berry & Co Pty Ltd, H. merchants

1936 - 1942 Jones & Co Pty Ltd Henryy, jam manufacturers

1938 - 1942 McKenzie Ltd D J, general merchants

1939 - 1942 Aust Jam Co Pty Ltd, jam manufacturers

1942 - 1946 Department of the Army (office)

1949 Russell Transport Co, shipping & forwarding agents

c. 2018 Whitespace Art Gallery,

2017 Old Faithful Bar and BBq-Current owner Rob Paolucci took over the venue (originally co-owned by his parents) in 2017

1-3 Mouat St

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

Fremantle Municipal Tramways Car Barn (fmr)

The old Fremantle Police Quarters (at least from 1881) were demolished c 1901 to make way for the Fremantle Municipal Tramways car barn and Electric Lighting Board Depot, erected in 1905 as the Fremantle tramway system developed. The car barn was designed for the Fremantle Municipal Tramways and Electric Lighting Board by J.Herbert Eales and built by Abbot and Rennie.

In 1911 the Fremantle Municipal Tramways and Electric Lighting Board became owners of all of Lot 6 (part of which they had already acquired in 1906).

For a history of the Tramways read this article from 1925 which gives an overview of the first 20 years (reference)

In 1952, the tramways closed and the building was sold to Elder Smith & Co for a wool store.

In 1966 it was sold to Lionel Samson & Son Pty. Ltd. and used as a dispatch centre for their wholesale liquor business. In 1885 the building was sold and redeveloped as apartments.

The original building had a two storey section facing High Street and a one storey car barn behind for the trams. Only the facade now remains. The original barn contained five tracks, one of which was used for cleaning.

From 2002 it has held Chalkey’s cafe on ground floor corner.

OCCUPANTS

Lot 6 owners: 1829 - 1837 Wood & Okeley, 1855 - 1879 Helpman, F

1896 Fremantle Police Quarters demolished for the Tramways carbarn built 1905

1899 - 1900 Jackson, William H

1901 Hume, John

1902 Petersen, Hans

1906 - 1952 Fremantle Municipal Tramsways & Electric / Lighting Board (office)

(1906 - 1926 Albert Mitchell, manager), (1927 - 1929 J T Bold, sec and J Ridgway, engineer)

Upstairs:

1930 - 1935 Laurie and Co Ltd, Robt, stevedores

1941 - 1945 Navy & Army Canteen

1952 Elder Smith & Co

1966 Lionel Samson & Son Pty. Ltd

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