Quartermaine's Building

3-5 Henry St (was 21-23 pre 1938), Quartermaine’s Buildings (former)

1903 a building was constructed on the lot built for William Balchin Ltd, replacing earlier buildings.

From 1925-1943 this was the office of Frank G. Unmack (1873-1943), Fremantle’s most famous solicitor.

In 1936 the building was the Fremantle Workers' Social & Leisure Club, when additions were carried out by Ochiltree & Hargrave architects.

1956/7 occupied by Quartermaine Travel:

‘The company was established in 1954 but the move to the premises in Henry Street would have been around about 1956, 1957.  So that’s a lovely old building; it was formerly a bank, I believe, number 3.  Murray Quartermaine had two buildings there, number 3 Henry Street and number 5 and he joined them together.  There was like a hospital ramp going from the upper floor from one storey to another and it was a typical old Fremantle building: you walk in and there’s a huge walk-in safe down the back.  There’s a big cellar underneath which goes halfway across Henry Street and as children I can remember vividly running around the whole remit of the building and going into the cellar.  My father continued the export/import agency for wine, so he also had the official customs bond store there, so he had to hold all the wine in a secure location because I think at that time duty wasn’t paid or tax wasn’t paid until the wine was actually sold…

Quartermaine Travel had been developed into quite a successful business: it was probably the largest privately owned travel agency in the country at the time and it’s a very strong brand today: I speak to elderly people—they still remember the name Quartermaine Travel… we had, I think, seven or eight travel branches in the Perth area, we had an office in Singapore, an office in Barclay Street in London…

As the travel agency grew, it sponsored the America’s Cup with Southern Cross II, and also I guess it was good for him because he got a lot of corporate accounts out of his association with Alan Bond as well, which enabled the travel agency to flourish.” From oral history interview with Lance Quartermaine for the Fremantle Library (2021) Interviewer Anne Yardley.

In 1984, it was converted to commercial/residential use. Part of the warehouse was leased by Spare Parts Puppet Theatre until mid-1985. There was also a craft outlet on the ground floor.

From early 2000’s was usewd for residential-warehouse apartments

OCCUPANTS

Lot 57 owners:

1829 - 1837 Gresswell, John

1855 - 1859 Lodge, O

1876 - 1878 Gregory, Mr

No 3 (was 21 pre 1938)

1913 - 1916 Moss & Dwyer, solicitors

1917 

Moss, Unmack & Thomas, solicitors

Moss, M L Dwyer, solicitor (M. U & T)

1918 - 1920 Moss, M L, Dwyer, Unmack and Thomas, solicitors

1920 - 1924 British Bye Products Co Ltd (reg off)

1921 - 1929 Dwyer, Unmack & Thomas, solicitors

1930 - 1943 Unmack F G, solicitor

1944 - 1946 Vacant

1947 Crouchleys Ltd, wine & spirit merchants - wholesaler

1949 Luscane Wine & Spirit Merchants, wine & spirit merchants - wholesale

1956- Both 3-5 occupied by Quartermaine Travel- Murray Vernon Quartermaine

No. 5 (was 23 pre 1938)

1900 - 1910 Moss & Barsden, solicitors

1901 - 1907 Balchin Ltd. W. wine, spirit & general merchants

1908 - 1909 Lohmann & Co. merchants & manufacturers' agents

1910 Manford & Co. Frederick commercial agents

1912 

Joyce Bros. Ltd. bag & sack manufacturers

Wm. J. Drafflin, manager

Moss & Dwyer, solicitors

1913 Wood & Son, G. wholesale grocers

1916 - 1922 Thompson, Walker & Co Ltd, green & product merchants (1916 & 1921: W Ockerby, manager; 1917 - 1920: H Rose, manager)

1916 - 1925 Ockerby & Co Ltd, product merchants

1927 - 1929 vacant

1930 - 1949 Brown & Dureau Pty Ltd

1930 - 1934 merchants, manufacturers agents and brokers

1934 - 1935 bus agents & house & land agents

1935 - 1949 wholesale / Rosella Preserving & Manufacturing Co Ltd, jam manufacturers / McKenzie & Co Pty Ltd / James F, manufacturing grocers

1956- Both 3-5 occupied by Quartermaine Travel- Murray Vernon Quartermaine

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Commercial Building, 3 Pakenham St

3 Pakenham Street (pre 1938 - 25 Pakenham Street)

This is a two storey rendered and painted brick building with a bracketed cornice on a simple parapet. The facade has two entrances and a garage entrance with a door on the right side. The windows have a keystone finish to the first floor.

1920 BAGS and Sacks (Second hand). We buy and sell any quantity and description. Get our quotes before purchasing elsewhere. M. Morris & Co. 46 Stirling Street PERTH, 25 Packenham Street, FREEMANTLE. (reference)

1930 MOST of the football fraternity at the Port will recognise the face of Gordon Tuxford… In private life he holds down a responsible position in the well-known shipping firm of William Crosby and Co. and in business as in sport, he has made a hoot of friends. (reference)

1932 ASTORIA, ms, 4,454 tons; for Geraldton, to complete discharging phosphates; p.m. William Crosby, and Co., agents. (reference)

1934 Having sailed from Adelaide yesterday afternoon, the Ellerman and Bucknall steamer City of Winchester is expected to reach Fremantle on Tuesday evening, to load wool and general cargo for the United Kingdom and Continent. Wm. Crosby and Co. Pty. Ltd. (reference)

1949 WANTED for shipping office, Short hand Typiste. Apply William Crosby and Co. Pty. Ltd., 3 Pakenham-st., Fremantle. (reference)

OCCUPANTS

1829 - 1837 Lot 98: Solomon, James.

1855 - 1857 Lot 98: Leake, G.

1858 - 1878 Lot 98: Leake, L.

1914 Diamond Baggage Agent  (Charles Dalton, manager)

1917 - 1926 Morris & Co, M, bag merchants

1927 - 1929 Crosby & Co Pty Ltd, William (factory)

1929 - 1934 Federal Stevedoring Co. Ltd, store

1933 - 1949 William Crosby & Co, Pty Ltd, ship owners & agents (1933-1938: H.G. Momber, manager)

1941 - 1949

Federal Stevedoring Co Ltd, stevedores , Canton Insurance Office Ltd, insurance company, H Momber attorney for company

1948 Ellerman and Bucknall Steamship Co. Ltd., 3 Pakenham street, Fremantle, incorporated in England, head office at 104 106 Leadenhall street, London (reference)

1944 - 1949 Commonwealth Salvage Board

c. 1990 owners A & B Darbyshire

2002 Dillon Whitelaw & Associates, offices

2019 Republic of Fremantle, Gin distillery, Leased to Jason Townes, Matt Giudice and John McVeigh

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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

ND11 3 Croke St

Notre Dame University ND11 - School of Law - Bateman Buildings

All the buildings in this group have historic significance and association with the Bateman family who were involved in the shipping industry in Fremantle in the nineteenth century.

The original owners, the Bateman family, arrived from England in 1830. John Bateman supplied provisions for the Swan River colony until his death in 1855. By 1859 his sons, John and Walter Bateman were the colony's leading importers and exporters, with their own fleet of sailing ships.

Wilhelmsen House

Wilhelmsen House, Barwil House, Dalgety & Co, Elder Building

Architecture

Wilhelmsen House was designed by J.J. Talbot Hobbs, a prominent Perth architect and is associated with the 1890s gold rush and the opening of the Harbour. It is significant for:

  • its aesthetic qualities- imparted by its stone and rendered facades worked in classical details balanced about the domed tower and for the rich decoration of its interior spaces with a fine staircase under a domed roof-light and dark stained timber paneling.

  • its landmark qualities being the visual closure at the west end of the triangular space formed by the widening of Phillimore Street as it approaches Mouat Street.

    the focal point of the vista west along Phillimore Street flanked with complimenting facades of the predominantly nineteenth century buildings.

History

1897 - 1899 Article mentions Adelaide Steamship Co. of Cliff street, Fremantle participating in Fremantle’s Children’s Day celebrations (reference)

Article mentions an application to build the Melville Park Hotel (old Majestic Hotel) supported by W. E. Moxon, Manager at the Adelaide Steamship Company. (reference)

1900 Advertising:  North-West Mail Service. For freight or passage apply to:  Emanuel Forrest and Co, Sub-agents or W.E. Moxon, manager for W.A. Cliff street Fremantle. (reference)

The second contingent:  The Westralian Unit mentions R. Harper and Co of Cliff street Fremantle, donating a chest of tea and biscuits. (reference)

Fremantle has fully determined to celebrate the foundation of the Commonwealth.  Various committees of citizens have been working assiduously towards this day.  

Advertising page:  Fremantle horticultural society desire to return thanks to the following ladies and gentlemen for the assistance rendered at the chrysanthemum show including D and J Fowler of Cliff street, Fremantle. (reference)

The Deaf and Dumb Institution desires to acknowledge with thanks the following people who contributed in Fremantle in support of the institution  — including H.J. Preston of Cliff street, Fremantle. (reference)

Advertising:  Nestle’s milk food.  Is a complete diet for infants.  It builds up a robust constitution and is recommended by the medical faculty throughout the world.  H.J. Preston and Co, Agents. (reference)

Advertising:  for freight or passage, apply HG Barker and Co, Agents or Melbourne Steamship Co. Limited, Cliff street, Fremantle. (reference)

Fremantle merchants have made a generous response to contribute medical and other comforts for our boys who are going to the front in the Surrey next week.  The dull monotony of life at sea will be relieved by plenty of drills but thanks to the liberality of the undermentioned, our men will be enabled to live a little better than under ordinary circumstances.  They will have plenty of hardships to endure after they get to South Africa.  An up to date list includes: Burns, Philp and Co. Ltd - a case of beer. (reference)

1901 - 1902 (See Advertising image) MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. FREMANTLE TO LONDON, Via Colombo, Marseilles, and Paris. F.M.S. ARMAND BEHIC, Commander, N. Coispellier, application to Dalgety and Company Ltd.,  Cliff street, Fremantle.  (reference)

June 1902 Messrs. Dalgety and Co. have out-grown the limits of their central offices in the state and will move into a new centre.  The new offices are situated at the corner of Cliff and Phillimore street, Fremantle.   The warehouse, which has frontages to the railway, High-street, and to Phillimore-street, has some 30,000 ft. of floors pace and is a model of convenience. The floors are of jarrah, 2 in. thick, laid on joists 12 in. x 4in., of the same material. Sliding doors open to the railway siding, and the warehouse is well lighted by large windows in both flank walls… (reference)

1903 - 1905 The Fremantle Harbor Trust commissioners have issued a neatly printed and elaborately prepared copy of the regulations framed under the Harbor Trust Act, with a most comprehensive index like book will be extremely useful to all having business at the port and copies may be obtained on application at the commissioners offices, Dalgety’s buildings, Cliff street, Fremantle. (reference)

Advertising: Passage to London.  Full particulars on application to J.M. Mare, Agents.  Branch office, Dalgety’s Buildings, Cliff street, Fremantle. (reference)

1903 At the beginning of the year the control of the Fremantle harbor, agreeably to Act of Parliament, was delegated to a Trust of five Commissioners nominated by the Government or, more accurately, by the Colonial Secretary. The Trust was composed of Captain Laurie, MLC (chairman), Mr. A. Leeds (Fremantle manager for Dalgety and Co.), Alfred Sandover (of W. Sandover and Co.), Mr. W. Hudson (insurance agent}, and Mr. T. Coombe (of Coombe, Wood and Co. ) Their duties were generally to administer the harbor… (reference)

1903 The P and O. Co.'s offices at Fremantle will at the end of this week be removed to Dalgety's Buildings, in Cliff-street, one of the specially designed suites at the entrance having been secured. Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company stated in their last annual report that they had a net surplus for the last year. (reference)

Francis Maitland Wyborn Parker able to practice as a Legal Practitioner, of Dalgety’s Buildings, Fremantle. (reference) 

1903 The Fremantle Harbor Trust Commissioners have issued a neatly printed and elaborately prepared copy of the regulations framed under the Harbor Trust Act, with a most comprehensive index, the book will be extremely useful to all having business at the port, and copies may be obtained on application at the commissioners' offices, Dalgety's - buildings, Cliff-street.

On the board of management for the Fremantle Technical and evening classes was held at the Boy’s school on Friday evening. Amongst those who were present include A D Rankin. (reference)

Advertising: For sale. The Norwegian Barque LALLA, as she now lies at Fremantle, with all gear and equipment on board. Has a good boiler with steam winch and steam pump. Spars, rigging, sails all in first class condition. Vessel had a thorough overhaul and coppered June 1902.  Apply to R.E. Arundel, Fremantle. (reference)

Advertising: The Fremantle Harbor Trust. Secretary F.W.B. Stevens. (reference)

Advertising: Office boy wanted for stamp desk. Apply to Brown and Dureau, Cliff street, Fremantle. (reference)

Advertising: Boy wanted, smart and intelligent.  McKenzie and Chisholm, Printers, Cliff street Fremantle. (reference)

1906 Advertising: Contractor tenders, apply to Ronald. G. Oldham (Architect and Sworn Valuator), Cliff street Fremantle. (reference)

1907 Advertising: Melbourne Steamship company, Cliff street, Fremantle. (mentions - Dalgety & Co. Ltd. Albany / Maughan & Gurner, Kalgoorlie / Barnett & Co. Hopetoun). (reference)

OCCUPANTS

Lot owners 3 & 4:

1829 - 1837 (3) Lamb, W

1855 (3)Scott, D / (4) Scott, D

1856 - 1859 (3) Homfray, R R / (4) Scott, D

1876 - 1879 (3) Shenton, G / (4) Scott, Mrs. Dan

1897 Samson, William Fk

1897 - 1899 Coolgardie Grimbly, Samuel, painter

1897 - 1900 Adelaide Steamship Co. Limited (The) (W E Moxon, manager in W.A.)

1897 - 1911 Union Bank of Australia Limited (1897: Jocelyn B Percy, manager; C J A Norie, accountant)

1898 - 1899 Grimbly Mrs. Maria, laundry

1900

Forrest Emanuel & Co., stock & station agents

Harris Bros, produce merchants

19 Samson, William F (L. S. & Son)

HARPER & CO. PROPRIETARY LIMITED (ROBERT), importers, manufacturers & Eastern products

FOWLER LIM. (D. & J.), merchants & shipping agents

North China Insurance Co. D. & J. Fowler Limited, agents

PRESTON & CO. (H. J.) (estab. 1187), manufacturers' agents & importers

MELBOURNE STEAMSHIP CO. LIMITED (H. R. Reid, manager for W. A.; Burns Philp & Co. Ltd. agents, Geraldton / Robert Forrest, agent, Bunbury)

1901 - 1938 DALGETY & COMPANY LTD. merchants, shipping agents & c. (1901-1905: A G Leeds, manager; 1907-1911 Tom Carter, manager; 1915: A G Leeds, general manager; 1917-1920: Tom Carter, manager; 1925 Tom Carter, manager)

1903 - 1904 McKenzie & Chisholm, printers

1903 - 1905

H. G. Barker & Co, agents

Diamond Arthur J. customs, forwarding & merchants agent

Parker, F M W, solicitor

Frossard Levic & Co, cigar importers

Rankin, A D, accountant

Trade Auxiliary & Land Agency

A Anderton-Gledhill, manager

Fremantle Harbour Trust

F W B Stevens, secretary

1903 - 1906 Brown & Dureau, mercantile brokers

1903 - 1910

Burns Philp & Co. Ltd., agents

Robert Forrest, agent

1903 - 1911

MELBOURNE STEAMSHIP CO. LIMITED  (1903-1905: A M Reid, manager for W.A.; 1906-1908: D York Syme, junior manager for W.A.; 1909-1911: A. W. Leonard, manager for W.A.)

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO. (1903-1910: J M Mare, agent; 1911: L Plummer, agent)

1903 - 1949 Laurie, Capt. Robert, stevedore(1921-1949: Laurie & Co. Ltd.)

1903 - 1937 Arundel, Capt. R E (1903-1905: marine surveyor; 1912-1937: Lloyds' surveyor; 1915-1918: agent)

1903 - 1942 Dalgety's buildings

1906

[1F] Paterson & Co. (John Hector, manager) product auctions

Oldham, Ronald G, architect

1906 - 1910

Dalgety & Co. Ltd. Albany

Maughan & Gurner, Kalgoorlie

1907

Barnett & Co. Hopetoun

Ld. (H F Briggs, manager)

Millars' Karri & Jarrah Co. (1902)

1907 - 1910 F J Daw, Esperance & F J Daw, Ravensthorpe

1909 Oliphant A M, shipping supply agent

1909 - 1910 [1F] Rankin, Morrison & Co, accountants

1910 - 1911

PHOENIX ASSURANCE CO. LTD. (Dalgety & Co. Ltd, agents)

Dalgety & Co. Ltd, wool stores

1911 Hudson, A W, caretaker

1912 - 1934

Netherlands Consulate (Sir Edward Wittenoom, acting Consulate)

North & Co, R. P., customs & forwarding agents

5 Cook and Sons, Thomas, tourists agents

Craig, F, electrical contractor

1912 - 1935 Union Castle Line

1912 - 1936 WAS Navigation Co Ltd & Ocean Steamship Co United Service

1912 - 1938

White Star Line S S (1936-1938: Cunard-White Star Line Ocean Steamship Co Ltd)

Messageries Maritimes

Huddart Parker & Co Pty Ltd

Ocean S Shipping Co, Matson Line

1912 - 1941

Dewez & Co Pty Ltd, wool & skin brokers

Wool & produce, brokers, exchange

Baker, Beverley, caretaker

1912 - 1942

Millars Timber and Trading Co. Ltd. (1940-1942: shipping office)

Sinclair, Capt R J, surveyor

[11-12] Commonwealth Health Dept Quarantine Office (1912-1934: Dr Dowling; 1934-1936: Dr Moore, G H; 1936-1941: Dr Redshaw, G M)

1912 - 1949 Elder Smith and Co (store)

1915 - 1917

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO. (1915: H W D Shallard, aft, for W.A.)

Hendry, John, caretaker

1915 - 1920

MELBOURNE STEAMSHIP CO. LIMITED  A. W. Leonards, manager for W.A.

Dalgety & Co. Ltd. wool department

1917 - 1918 Nettlebeck, J M O, produce merchant

1917 - 1920 Commonwealth Lighthouse Service, Capt J J Airey, district officer

1918 - 1919 Gadd, Thomas W, caretaker

1920 Ellice, William Charles, caretaker

1920 - 1938 Aberdeen Line S Ships

1925 Mercantile & Marine Office (Capt J J Airey, superintendent; R E Jarmen, department superintendent)

1925 - 1927

Commonwealth Navigation Service (1925: Capt. J J Airey, department director; 1927: Capt J J Airey, superintendent; R E Jarmen, department superintendent)

Commonwealth Savings Bank (Seamen's receiving Office)

1935 - 1938 Shaw, Savill & Albion Co Ltd

1935 - 1941 Davies W G, shipping & engineering surveyor to Lloyds (1938-1940: shipping & engineering surveyor to "Lloyd's Registry", & consulting engineer)

1937 - 1938 Dew & Co Pty Ltd, wool & skin brokers

1938 - 1941 Sanderson & Co. (John), wool buyers

1940 - 1941 Beaumont & Son (T. S.), wool sample room

1940 - 1946

Naval Sea Transport

Naval Control Staff

Naval Exam Service Offices

1941 - 1942 Gallus (Charles), caretaker

1942 - 1946 Department of the Navy (offices)

1947 - 1949 Elder’s Buildings

1947 - 1949

Australian Wool Realisation Commission, W.A. office

[1F] Woods & Coy (Alan), wool brokers

Bland (H. W.), wool broker

American Subscription Agency Corp., magazine agents

1949 Australian Pacific Traders Pty. Ltd., shipping agents & merchants