Lionel Samson Building

Lionel Samson Building, 31 -33 Cliff Street (Lot 9) with Fanny Samson cottage at 35 Cliff St (Lot 10)

History: Lionel Samson came to Western Australia in 1829. He is believed to have been one of the first three people to take up allotments in Fremantle in September 1829. He was granted a spirit merchant’s licence and began to operate a wine, spirit and grocery business in a small cottage. (reference) He returned to England in 1842 to marry, returning with wife, Fanny Levi. They were the first Jewish family in WA and lived in Perth until after the birth of their 6 children, when they moved to Fremantle in 1856. Son, W.F. Samson, took over the company after Lionel’s death in 1878, and the business remained in the family’s hands- on this original site, continuously for nearly 200 years.

A stone building on Lot 9 was demolished in 1891, and a larger office building (Lionel Samson Building 31-33 Cliff Street) was built for the company on the site in 1892 by Sir J. Talbot Hobbs. The cottage, office building and warehouse were burnt in a fire in the 1890s and all were rebuilt. (The fire also engulfed the old Customs Store at No. 40 Cliff Street.) The new building for the Head Offices of Samson Co. was completed in 1898 under the supervision of F. W. Burwell. The façade lettering ‘Established 1829’ refers to the business, not the building itself.

Samson Cottage (35 Cliff Street) was used as a warehouse in the 1870s. After Lionel died, his widow Fanny lived in the house until 1888. The cottage was then leased to a bank, and served as a commercial bank and residence. Samson Cottage was restored in 1978-79 for use as a museum by architect Kim Stirling. Works revealed that the limestone came from Arthur's Head and the bricks were French, used as ballast in sailing ships. An unusual truss system roof, used in some houses at Rottnest Island, was also revealed. A cinema room on the ground floor featured old seats from His Majesty's Theatre, Perth. The renovation received a Fremantle Award.

OCCUPANTS

1898 - 1938 Samson & Son, Lionel (estab 1829) wine & spirit merchants wholesale, & wholesale grocers (1898: government auctioneers; 1928-1935: John H Payne, manager)

1909 - 1938 Sun Insurance Office Limited, Lionel Samson & Son (1909-1929: agents; 1928-1938: chief agents)

1928 - 1929 Watkins, Mrs Agnes A, manager

1938 - 1949 Western Star Milling Co. Ltd., store

McDonald Smith Building

McDonald Smith Building 22-32 Cliff St

Architecture The McDonald Smith Building- designed, as ‘Cliff Street Chambers’, by architect Herbert Nathaniel Davis. It is a two storey rendered building with zero setback from the pavement. The building has a parapet with spheres crowning small-engaged pilasters and decorative pediments. The ground floor façade has arched doors and windows, with stucco above and a single level entrance on the south side; the first floor has sash windows.

History The McDonald Smith Building is built across 2 Lots: Lot 21 was originaly owned by Henry Vincent (1829-1837), transferred to Stockley (1855-1859). A cottage and warehouse were established on Lot 21 from the 1870s.

Lot 22 was retained by Henry Vincent (1829-1859). Both Lots 21 and 22 were then owned by William Vincent (1876-1879). The Vincent Family had a cottage and warehouse on the site in the 1870s and 1880s.

There are relics of a former lime washed and shingled house at the rear of this building. There were minor changes to the warehouse in 1961, 1962 and 1973.

OCCUPANTS

1897 Cliff Street chambers: Thomas W. J. Kiffin, produce mer / STANBURY & SHAW, customs, shipping & forwarding agents.  First floor. HARROLD BROS. (Wm. A. Fraser, manager) , general merchants / Davis & WIlson, architechs / PYNE, TRELOAR & CO. customs, shipping & forwarding agents/ Wood Son & Co. (G.), grocers & importers / SIMONDS & CO. (ERNEST T.), forwarding & customs agents,Coolgardie / Fysh B. manufacturers' agent / Holman, Haines & Co. accountants &c., / Smith Harold E. accountant. & auditor / Atkins & Co. Limited (Charles), oil merchants (lubricating)/ Reuter's Telegram Co. Limited (Harold E. Smith, rep) / South Aust. Ins. Co. Limited (fire & marine) (H. E. Smith, agent) / Torbay, Karri & Jarrah Timber Co. (C. & E.Millar) (H. Teesdale Smith, manager) / Henderson Edgar J. architect / Gilfillan W. D. manufacturers' agent / Peterson & Co. (William), tea merchants (W. D. Gilfillan, rep) / McKenzie & Co. (James F.), importers (W. D. Gilfillan, rep) / CADD FRANK, customs, shipping & forwarding agent / South British Insurance Co. (fire & marine) (Frank Cadd, agent)   Right of way: Fremantle Stevedoring Co. (Capt. John Abbott), stevedores / Knox A. Graham, importer / Imperial Fire Ins. Co. Limited (A. Graham Knox, agent)

1898 Cliff Street Chambers:   Ground Floor: Flindell, Fraser & Co. customs agents / Thomas W. J. Kiflin, produce mer / Glassford, Cooke & Co. Proprietary Lim, (J. Murdoch, Mgr), produce merchants.   First Floor: Haines & Co. (O. L.), customs, shipping and forwarding agents / Moorhouse & Co. (O.L.), customs, shipping & forwarding agents / Webster William, marine surveyor / Wigmore F. E. customs agent / Wigmore H. J. commision agent / Crossland C. contractor / Guilfoyle William, customs agent / Calthrop Bros, mercantile brokers / Knox H. R. customs & forwarding agent / Doeling F. mercantile broker / Gilfillan W. D. agent for Wood Dunn & Co, Lim, produce merchants, Melbourne / Yeates & Co. customs & forwarding agents / Cadd Frank, customs, shipping & forwarding agent.    Off Cliff-street:  Fremantle Stevedoring Co. (Capt. John Abbot), stevedores

1904 - 1905 (30) Haywood F. M. customs agent / (32) Macfarlane & Co. Jas. provision merchants

1907 - 1911 (30) Gruer David J. customs & forwdg. agent

1912 - 1917 (32) Gruer Dav. J. customs. & forwarding agent

1909 (28) Adams & Co. (G. H), wine, spirit & gen. Importers

1912 - 1920 (24) Millars' Timber & Trading Co. Ltd. (H F Briggs, Mgr)

1915 (30) Davey Jas. Carrier

1917 - 1920 (28) O'Sullivan Jno. J. lime & stone merchants / Gruer, Dav J,. Customs & for agt

1931 - 1937 (32) Lanzar, Salvatore

1931 - 1932 (28) Lester, Mrs A, carrier / O'Sullivan, Jno J, lime & stone merchant

1936 - 1938 (24) Daly Bros., carriers/ (28) Lester (Mrs A.), carrier

1938 - 1943 (26) Nicola Candatore (Pres. Blessding of the Fleet c’mittee)

1938 - 1940 (off 32) Morris & Co. (M.), marine dealers

1941 - 1943 (28) Marchesi, Mrs. A.Corieri, Anopus

1940 - 1943 (off 32) Rodriguez & Lee, wool merchants

1941 - 1943 (30-32) Farindo, Cosmo

1944 (32) Lee (Eric E.), wool merchant

1946 - 1947 (20-32) Department of Navy

1949 (20-22) Rutland (R. A.), electrician & refrigerator engineers / (28) Sherborne (F. J.), customs agents

The buildings were also owned by Captain Lilly, and then J.E. McDonald and Smith from 1961 until the 1970s and then Tompkins and Company as a general store.

Liebler Facade

Reckitt & Colman Building, Facade / Liebler Building

21-29 Cliff St

Architecture Single storey façade only intact, has a zero setback from the pavement. The façade features arched openings (blocked) from engaged pilasters and a decorative parapet with highly decorative pediments.

History The Liebler Building façade is part of former buildings of Lionel Samson and Co, the oldest existing firm of merchants in the state. Lots 7 and 8 Cliff St were owned by John Lewis in 1880, as mixed commercial and residential use. New owners in 1881 were Mason and Liebler, with a residential house on Lot 8 and a shop on Lot 7. In 1882 the ownership changed to Mason and Samson and then in 1890 to Elias Solomon and Lionel Samson. At some time between 1890 and 1895 a facade was constructed in front of stone cottages on the site. The cottages were demolished in 1967 but the facade was retained- due to two Fremantle identities: Alec Smith, then owner of the Fremantle Hotel, and the cartoonist Paul Rigby (reference). The facade was classified by the National Trust in 1974. In 1980 the southern wing of the facade was demolished. In 2018 it was renovated, with the doors and windows openings restored. The site behind the facade is a now car park.

2017- High Tide Festival Fremantle- Artist Zora Kreuzer’s Arcade is deceptively simple. Appropriating the façade of the old Liebler Building she has chosen a palette of fluoro hues to paint to create a rainbow spectrum of spaces in the former arched window cavities. Not only do they re-energise the building but instantly she has created a photo booth for the thousands of visitors streaming through the historic site. (reference)

1897

Licensing Courts article mentions William. F. Samson of Cliff street, Fremantle being granted a renewal for a gallon license. (reference) 

Wanted, general servant.  Must be a good cook, light work , AM Josephson, Cliff street Fremantle. (reference)

1899

NOBELS' EXPLOSIVES Co. Ltd., GLASGOW. DYNAMITE, GELIONITE, DETONATORS,- FUSE, BLASTING GELATINE, GELATINE DYNAMITE, ELECTRICAL BLASTING APPLIANCES. MAGAZINES AT- Coolgardie, Kalgoorlie, Day Dawn, Menzies, Mt. Magnet, Fremantle. (reference)

… At the Queen’s bond, Messrs Lionel Samson and Son will sell cigars, tobacco, furniture and personal effects, in Cliff street, Fremantle. (reference)

OCCUPANTS

1829 - 1837 Lot 8: Lewis, Richard

1855 - 1859 Lot 8: Lewis

1876 - 1879 Lot 8: Lewis, John

1897

A.M. Josephson, pearl merchant, [Right of way]  Willshire, R J, commission merchant

1897 - 1898

Harper & Co. (ROBERT), importers, manufacturers & Eastern produce merchants & co. agents. for MELBOURNE CHILLED BUTTER & PRODUCE CO. and Colonial Sugar Refining Co.

Bank of New South Wales (E A Cameron, manager)

1897 - 1900 Fowler D & J (1898: G. C. Knight, managing director), merchants (1900: merchants and shipping agents) agents for North China Insurance Company (1900)

1897 - 1903 Preston & Company (H. J.) (1897: wine, spirit & general merchants, indenting & commission agents; 1900-1903: manufacturers' agents & importers)

1897 - 1905 William Frederick Samson, Lionel Samson & sons, agents (1902-1905: Sun Insurance Office (London), wine & spirit merchants, wholesale grocers and government auctioneers

1899 Laurie, Robert (custom agents and stevedore)

1899 - 1900 New Zealand Insurance Company

1899 - 1901

Shenton, George, merchant shipping agent & importer of wines & spirits

Smith and Sons Pty Ltd, (William Howard) steamship owners & coal importers

1899 - 1905 Nobel's Explosives Company Limited (1899 - 1901: George Shenton, agents)

1900 - 1903

Harper & Company Pty Ltd (Robert) importers, manufacturers

Melbourne Steamship Company Limited (H R Reid, manager for WA)

1901

Mail Steamers Agency Ltd, (Charles Crewe, secretary )

Longbottom, Percival, estate agent

Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation and Company Ltd (George Shenton, agent)

1901 - 1902

Thomas Horace P, shipping and insurance agent for Royal Insurance Company

Thomas Cook and Son, tourist agents

1901 - 1904 (no 25) John Stewart and company, produce merchant (1904: produce, merchants and mercantile agents)

1904 Goddard (H.A.), C J Ellershaw and company representatives

1904 - 1905

Calthorp Bros., general importers, produce merchants

Elder, Shenton and Company, merchants, importers & shipping, stock & station & general, commission agents

Firth and Sons Thomas, steel manufacturers

1905

Stewart & McDonald, produce merchants & mercantile agents

Lewis, Albert, mercantile agent

Barrow & Reynolds, produce merchants

Palatine Insurance Company Ltd, Elder, Shenton and Co Ltd, agents

Sheffield (Elder, Shenton and Company), agents

1904 - 1949 (23) ELLERSHAW & Co. Pty. Ltd. (C. J.), customs, shipping, forwarding, indent and manufacturers' agents

1909 - 1927 (25) McBean & Deason, commercial & shipping agents, bulk stores

1918 - 1920 (29) Evans & Co, George, ship chandlers

1919 - 1920 (27) Lester, J H, customs agent and carrier

1921 - 1922 (29) Drew, Robinson & Co (bulk store)

1924 - 1934 (29) Barnes Herbert, carrier

1928 - 1935 (25) Bunyip Soap Co. Ltd.

1934 - 1936 (29) Daly Bros, carriers

1936 - 1937 (27) Cook (Lionel S.), wool buyer

1935 - 1946 (27) Sadliers Ltd R C, customs agents

1936 - 1938 (25) Payne (John H.) bus manager

1937 - 1946 (29) Sadleir Angora Yarns Ltd., knitting depot, woollen yarn manufacturers

1947 (23-29) ELLERSHAW & Co. Pty. Ltd. (C. J.), customs, shipping, forwarding, indent and manufacturers' agents

1949 (25) Reckitt & Coleman (Australia) Ltd., blue manufacturers, mustard manufacturers & starch manufacturers

18 Cliff Street

18 Cliff Street

In 1950 the Italian community in Fremantle, under Father P. Abramo from St. Patrick’s Church, organised the first festa della Madonna dei Martiri. The first committee formed in 1946 included President Nicolo Cantatore, Secretary; Michaele Servillo and Ignazio de Bari. Lucrezia Servillo also served on the Women’s committee alongside her sister Susanne de Bari.

Sept 1950 More than 5,000 persons witnessed at Fremantle yesterday a colourful ceremony, held in Australia for the first time. It was the occasion of the festa della Madonna del Martiri--the fisherman's day of the year, when the fishing fleet receives a special blessing. This was the culminating ceremony of nine days of special preparations and prayers by Fremantle fishermen. Expense was not spared to ensure that their first festavil day in Australia would be a success…(reference)

1950 The committee men and women for 1950 of Our Lady of Martyrs, wish to extend their grateful thanks to:  the commissioner of police and members of the force who assisted with the marshalling of the crowd to the Brothers and Members of the Clontarf Band, to the Sisters who trained the Children’s choir and to all who donated flowers and candles during the week.  M Servillo, Secretary, 18 Cliff Street, Fremantle.   (reference)

1952 Death: On Aug, 30 at the residence of his son-in-law, 18 Cliff-street, Fremantle, Leonardo Turtur, dearly loved husband of Benedetta Turtur, of 17 Attfeld-street, Fremantle, loved father of Lucrezia (Mrs. M. Servillo), Carlo, Susanna (Mrs. I. De Barie) and the late Luigi, father-in-law of Michele, Isabella, Ignazio and Antonette, fond grandfather of Gennaro, Leo, Luigi, Benedetta, Angela, Johnny, Angelo, Leo, Michele, Benedetta, Angela, Leo and Lucy, and great-grandfather of Vincey and Antonette; aged 81 years.(reference)

OCCUPANTS

Originaly Lot 20 was owned by R Maydwell (1829-1837), transferred to Stockley (1855-1859), transferred to R King & Son (1876-1878)

During the 1880s merchant William S. Loton (from 1885 was known as Padbury, Loton and Co) was listed in the rate books as the owner of Lot 20 Cliff Street.

During WWII the premises were used by the US Navy.

1949 [18] Servillo, Mick / [18a] and brother in law De Bari, Ignazio

The current building appears to have been constructed in 1952 and owner/occupants were Michelle Servillo (No. 18) and Ignazio De Bari. The residences remained in these names until 1964-1968 when Ignazio died and Susanna De Bari inherited his half.

18 Cliff Street remained in the Servillo family until 2006.

16 High Street, National Bank

ND19.

16 High Street (pre 1938 was 28 High Street) Commercial Building, Former APT Shipping Building, National Bank

This substantial Federation period commercial building was built in 1897 by Richard Rennie for the National Bank of Australasia. Three years later, accommodation was added for a Manager.

The National Bank then leased the building to a variety of shipping agents, architects and to the Commercial Bank of Australia. This pattern of leasing and reoccupation by the bank continued until the premises were sold in 1952. In the latter part of 1937, The Four Square Gospel Mission moved in and ran the establishment as its Temple for the next two years. See our story on its leader- Frederick Van Eyk under the Notable People section.

The building was used by a shipping agencies and import merchants until 1980. See the story of Shipping clerk Jillian Santich, who worked in the building for APT Shipping from 1973 until c.1980.

It was purchased by Leeuwin Estate and turned into a residence until the Catholic Education Office purchased it in the 1980s. It has been leased by the University since 1997 and used as the College of Theology, the College of Education and the International Centre (2001).

It is now used by the Museum of Perth.

Occupants

Lot 29 & 30 owners: 1829 - 1859 Bannister, T, 1876 - 1878 Habgood, R

1897 - 1934 NATIONAL BANK OF AUSTRALASASIA LIMITED

(1897 - 1898: Angus McDonald, manager), (1899 - 1910: P P King, manager), (1911 - 1913: R Cotton, manager), (1914 - 1919: John Anderson, manager), (1920 - 1930: F A Langley, manager), (1931 - 1934: F J S Thompson, manager)

1934 - 1938 vacant

1938 - 1940 Four Square Gospel Mission

1940 - 1941 vacant

1941 - 1946 Commonwealth Veterinary Officer

1947 (Front) Unoccupied

1947 - 1949

16a (Rear) Simpson Gordon M

16a (Rear) Warner Gus

1949 Perpetual Executors Trustees & Agency Co (W A) Ltd, trustees

1970s - 1980 APT Shipping Company

2000’s Notre Dame building ND 19

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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

Hotel Fremantle

Hotel Fremantle, Corner High and Cliff Streets, Notre Dame University ND 42- Arts, Sciences and Business

Originally Lot 18 (corner Cliff and High sts) was owned by William Lamb (1829 - 1837), transferred to R M (Broun?) Brown (1855 - 1878), and transferred to William Dalgety Moore (1879-) A residence at the rear was built for Moore in 1885.

Hotel Fremantle was designed by Wilkinson and Smith and built in 1897/98 for Bacon Forrest Co. It opened on 1 October 1898. (reference)

1899 Conference with lumpers union representatives.  A meeting of merchants of Fremantle and Perth was held at the Hotel Fremantle, Cliff-street, to confer with representatives from the union as to the best means of releasing perishable goods from the vessels owned by companies affected by the strike. (reference)

1906 Hotel Fremantle- Most Conveniently Situated Hostelry in Fremantle to Railway Station and all Wharves… Mrs. E. C. Griffin, late of the Hotel Australia, having taken over the above splendidly appointed Hotel, has had the interior of the whole premises thoroughly renovated and redecorated, together with extensive replenishing arrangements. The bedrooms are commodious, lofty, and thoroughly ventilated. Excellent Cuisine. Tariff Moderate. (reference)

Hotel Fremantle also held an office/storage at 8 Cliff St from 1920-1938

2006 Shane Burke conducted two archaeological excavations during 2006 at the Fremantle Hotel site… The first excavation, done near the front bar… determined that the limestone foundation found after floorboard removal was the remains of the wall of the house that originally faced Cliff Street occupied by the lot’s previous owner William Dalgety Moore. Further research suggests that the wall’s construction occurred in 1885 when Moore extended his residence. The foundations remained preserved despite the demolition of a section of Moore’s house in 1898 and the subsequent erection of the Hotel Fremantle facade along the Cliff and High Street the same year. The excavation unearthed a surface layer containing objects associated with hotel use like corks, lead bottle seals, newspapers and beer and wine bottle glass. Under this surface layer, the soil darkened considerably, with very dark grey sand occurring. The dark grey sand contained a few artefacts like fragmented ceramics, black bottle glass and an 1887 English penny.

Burke, Shane 2007, 'Fremantle's hidden history', Fremantle Studies, 5: 63-73. (reference)

OccupantS

Lot owners 17 & 18: 1829 - 1837 (17)Leake, George (18)Lamb, William, 1855 - 1878 Brown, R M B, 1879 Moore, W D

1855 William Dalgety Moore.

1899 Proprietor Alfred Court (reference)

1901 - 1903 Proprietor H Chesterfield

1904 - 1906 Proprietor M J Murphy

1906 - 1920 Proprietor Mrs Elizabeth C. Griffen ( read full story in Notable People section).

1921 - 1924 Proprietor Alexander Cooper

1925 - 1930 Proprietor A D Lindberg, also working there: Mrs E Kenny (1927), Charles Doherty (1928-1929)

1931 - 1949 Proprietor George E Smith, Also working there: Mrs Alice M Payne (1930-1932), Roy Manuel (1935-1936), Thomas Lewis (1936-1939)

1946 Frank J Murphy (accountant)

During WW2 the hotel was set up as a hospital and operating theatre.

1987 Used as headquarters for the New Zealand Team, Americas Cup Defence

Now used by Notre Dame University ND 42- Arts, Sciences and Business

Union Bank

5/17 Cliff St / 4 High St, ND32- School of Arts and Sciences and Architecture Studios, 4 High St (was 17)

Lot 5 was originally owned by W. Lamb (1829-1837), then transferred to Dan Scott (1855-1859), and Mrs D. Scott (1876-1878). From 1879 the property was owned by the Union Bank.

1889 Union Bank complete. The work was executed by Messrs. J. Hurst & Sons, Barrack-street, Perth, from plans, prepared by Messrs. Inskip and Robertson, architects of Melbourne. (reference) 

1916 - 1924 In part of 17 High Street - George Willis made high quality canvas products. (reference) 

1925 - 1931 17 High Street - Sail maker Alex Hood takes over the business. (reference)

1925 In the Fremantle Police Court yesterday- Arthur Kibble, John Curran, Robert Matthews, Thomas Duggan, Richard Williams, John Prange, Frank Molyneux, and George Lancaster were charged with having been found on the premises of a common gaming house at 17 High-street, Fremantle, on July 11, without lawful excuse. A plea of guilty was entered in each case. Matthews was fined £2 and the others were fined £1 each. Matthews had been fined previously for a similar offence. (reference)

In 1930 the Union Bank moved further down High St.

In early 1931 the Reverend John Wilfred Clift (read bio) set up the Port of Fremantle Mission to Seamen Institute. He borrowed £2000 to purchase the Union Bank building on the corner of High and Cliff Streets. Within a few months this magnificent building was refurbished to function as a Mission to Seamen institute. A main hall, billiards room and reading room were constructed. Billiards competitions between ships’ crews became very popular. (reference)

1938 In the presence of a large gathering, the Mariners' Chapel of St. Andrew at the Missions to Seamen (Flying Angel) Institute, Fremantle, was dedicated yesterday afternoon by the Primate of Australia (Dr HP Le Pann). (reference)

During 1939 the new chapel conducted services for 1,135 people and the mission was visited by 8,804 sailors. (reference)

In 1944 a building was purchased in Queen Victoria Street and this developed into the modern Flying Angel Club which exists for all seafarers today. In 1966 the Seafarers’ Mission abandoned the premises in Cliff Street, deconsecrated the chapel, and moved the whole operation to new purpose-built premises in Queen Victoria Street. Read Reverend Cliff’s biography here (link)

OCCUPANTS

Lot 5 owners: 1829 - 1837 Lamb, W, 1855 - 1878 Scott, D, 1879 Union Bank

1897 - 1929 UNION BANK OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED. (Established 1837)

(1897: Ellot, Lewis & Fowler, Alpin W & J B Percy, manager), (1898: Chamberlain, Charles & Fowler, Alpin W), (1899: Chamberlain, Charles), (1898-1902: G. Gordon, manager), (1903-1924: C W Brebner, manager),(1925-1929: W H Butler, manager)

1916 - 1924 In part of 17 High Street - George Willis canvas products. (reference) 

1925 - 1931 - Sail maker Alex Hood. (reference)

1930 vacant

1931 - 1949 Missions to Seamen Institute

(1931-1935: Reverend J W Clift, chaplain), (1936-1938: W S Henderson, resupt.)

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Atlas Chambers

6 Cliff St - Google Maps

This two storey rendered building was built c.1890, and Number 6 (left hand side) was then referred to as Atlas Chambers while Number 8 (right hand side) was Cliff Chambers