21-23 Pakenham Street (pre 1938 - 63/65 Pakenham St) John Church Stores
A two storey painted tuck-pointed brick façade building, constructed in 1900 for John Church & Co. (merchants and ironmongers) as bulk stores. There is an important limestone wall at rear of site.
1834 TO BE SOLD, THOSE eligible PREMISES, centrally situated in Pakenham street, Fremantle, belonging to T. PUCKRIN, with a luxuriant winter and summer Garden; together with one or two hundred loads of good Building Stone. Stock or Stores will be taken in exchange, or approved Bills at long dates. Apply to Thomas Puckrin. (reference)
John Wellard, was previously proprietor of the Crown & Thistle 1852 (see Cleopatra Hotel)
1857 The following are the names of some of the parties who voted for the introduction of female convicts, so the public may judge for themselves, what were their motives: D. Scott, L. Samson, H. Carter, N. Paterson, C. Manning, J. Wellard (all wine and spirit merchants), and six or seven others, three of whom, were officers of the Convict Establishment: T. H. Dixon, Dr Bennie and A. Dosser. As this Meeting was to consider the propriety of memorialising for female convicts, a counter meeting should be called, to consider the impropriety of introducing them. I am, Sir, Your obedient servant, ANTIMEMORIALIST. Fremantle, May 28 1857. (reference)
1859 Feb. 5 Barque Rory O'More, 295 tons, Thomas, master, from Singapore…cargo for J. Wellard; 12 cases sago, 5 rolls matting, 28 bags rice, 15 do coffee, 655 do sugar… (reference)
1902 Messrs. John Church and Co., the wellknown firm of merchants at Fremantle, have recently increased their business facilities by the erection of a new warehouse and offices in Packenham-street; The building is a two-storeyed one, having a frontage of 4Oft and a depth of 80ft… The firm have been compelled to make the improvements, in order to cope with their rapidly-increasing wholesale ironmongery business, and also by the necessity for providing improved-office accommodation. A large portion of the back of the new building has been set apart for the forwarding of all retail grocery orders, thus facilitating despatch, and enabling the High-street (see 49 High ) premises to be utilised for the receipt of orders and the retail trade solely; The ground floor at present looks very attractive, being well stocked with all kinds of ironmongery, stoves, ice-chests, bedsteads; perambulators, etc. The upstars portion of the new building is principally devoted to the storage of goods in bulk... (reference)
The building was purchased by J W Bateman in 1930.
1939 Nearly 100 tourists from New Zealand will arrive at Fremantle on Monday by the Orford and leave again for home by the Strathaird on Tuesday. During the short stay here a big sight-seeing programme has been arranged. When the Orford arrives in Gage Roads the tourists will be met by Mr. F. P. Hawkins from Cook's Tourist Bureau… Cars have been booked to bring the party to Perth, where they will stay at various hotels. The route to be followed from Fremantle to Perth… (reference)
1992 converted into two dwelling units and two commercial units by R Hawkin.
OCCUPANTS
Lot 107 & 108 owners:
1829 - 1837 Puckrin, Thomas
1855 Curtis
1856 - 1859 (107) Wellard, J (108) Wellard, J & Dyett, M
1876 - 1878 (107)Dow, Mrs. (108)Dow, Mrs & Dyett, M
1879 (107)Dow, Mrs. Clarke, R. (108) Dow, Mrs & Dyett, M
No. 21 (was 63 pre 1938)
1898 - 1929 Church & Co, (J)
1898 - 1902 bulk store
1903 - 1929 wholesale department
1930 - 1934 Bateman, J and W ltd, hardware
1935 - 1939 McDonald J E, wool merchant
1936 - 1939 Grainger & Co W, bag merchant
1940 - 1949 R. P. North Co Ltd (store)
No. 23 (was 65 pre 1938)
1910 - 1934 Moore & Co, W D (stores)
1930- 1932 Davies Sign Service -was at no 56 Packenham in 1929 ( see Ad)
1930 G Bradley, manager, 1931 - 1932 L Nash, manager
1933 - 1947 North Co Ltd, R P, customs & shipping agents, forwarding agents
1933 - 1940 Cook's Tourist Office (North Co Ltd, R.P. agents)
1933 - 1934 Shaw's Ltd, Richmond Beer agents
