The first buildings on this site were a stone store and a two-storied wooden house, both erected before 1835 (reference). Cliff Chambers, built c. 1890 now occupies this site and was first referred to as Cliff Chambers in 1900 Post Office Directory.
1894 “Yalunga muscat, rich, luscious, a perfect ladies wine”. Frank Cadd, Agent, Cliff-street Fremantle (reference).
1896 WANTED, Youth, with knowledge of Customs work. Stanbury and Shaw, Cliff-st Chambers, Fremantle (reference).
1896: Tenders called for the building of a jarrah trunkway on the Barque Braemar. Harrold Bros. Cliff-Street, Fremantle. (reference)
1896: Business announcement: Messrs O L Haines and Co, (accountants) continue their Fremantle branch business at the same offices at Cliff-street, where the business of the Western Australian Trade Protection Association will be carried on together with their usual business of accountants and general mercantile agents. (reference)
1896: Tenders will be received for the erection and completion of two, two-story shops and dwellings, in Hampton-street, Fremantle. Plans may be obtained at the offices of Davis & Wilson, Architects, Cliff-street, Fremantle. (reference)
1896: Messrs Pyne, Treloar and Co. of Cliff-street Fremantle, wrote to the commissioner for Railways offering to use their private trucks on the line to Coolgardie. The private offer was declined, the Govt. saying it was not considered advisable to allow private firms to run their own trucks for the conveyance of ‘general merchandise’. (reference)
1897: William Guilfoyle, customs, forwarding, shipping and general agent. (reference)
1897: Victorian bricks for sale. In large or small quantities- Apply to F. E. Wigmore (reference).
1897: Pyne, Treloar & Co become Flindell, Fraser and Co., Customs, shipping forwarding and General commission agents, wine, spirit, produce and machinery merchants. (reference)
1897 Article mentions the insolvency of Messrs Harrold Bros. (reference)
1898 Messrs, Broadhurst, Macneil & Co. desire to intimate to the merchants of Dongarra and Geraldton that their schooner Harriet Constance, now about arriving at Fremantle from Carnarvon, will be on the berth for the two ports mentioned. The agents at Fremantle are Messrs. Begg and Kingsbury, Cliff Street (reference).
1898: Youth, smart, wanted at once for office work. Apply Glassford, Cook and Co. (reference).
1898 F. E. Wilkinson and Co., Forwarding agents and general carriers, Agents for Stanbury and Shaw (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. Amongst the firms represented were Calthrop Bros. (reference)
1899: GUTHRIE & CO. Head Office Singapore. Est 1824… MERCHANTS, SHIPPING and INSURANCE AGENTS. IMPORTERS of EASTERN PRODUCE, EUROPEAN, CALCUTTA, CHINESE and JAPANESE GOODS. EXPLOSIVES: “Devil” Brand (Dynamite, Fuse and Detonators)… WIRE, COIR, and MANILLA ROPE of all Sizes. SANDALWOOD, WOOL, HIDES, and SKINS purchased or received on consignment. Agents for Triton Insurance… (reference)
1899 We wish to notify that Messrs S Durrant and Co, Cliff street Fremantle are the sole baggage agents for the North German Lloyd steamers calling at this port. (reference)
1901 The schedule of prizes has been issued for the second annual show of the Fremantle Dog and Poultry Society, to be held on June 21 and 22. Provision is made for 331 entries, whilst a long list of special prizes is also, offered… (reference)
1902 - 1904 E Mauermann, architect & civil engineer, designed the Royal George Hotel and the Plympton Hotel in East Fremantle in 1903/04. See examples of his drawings.
1906 Mr WD Gilfillan mentioned as the president of the Chamber of Commerce. (reference)
1908 Messrs. Dixon Hearder and F. L. Stow, two well-known legal practitioners, have entered into partnership and are now practising at Cliff Chambers, Cliff-street, Fremantle. (reference)
1930 Olive Payne, daughter of Mrs Alice Payne who worked for Hotel Fremantle (reference)
1917 Messrs. J. H. Moullin and Co Ltd., a Customs, Shipping, and forwarding business. Goods were forwarded to all parts of the world. (reference)
1919 Another war-time story. While Reginald Ralph Errington was serving his country at the war front, William Harold Mofflin formed an acquaintance with the soldier’s wife, Laura Louisa Errington. Upon his return he found that his wife was known as Mrs. Mofflin, and she had been staying at Cliff Chambers, Fremantle… divorce proceedings… (reference)
1921 The funeral of the late Mr Alexander William Glaskin… Deceased was for many years employed at the General Post Office, but latterly had followed the occupation of commercial traveller for the firm of Parsons Bros. and Co., Fremantle, and was held in high esteem by his fellow-travellers. He leaves a widow (Mrs. D. E. Glaskin) and one little daughter. The supporters of the pall were: Messrs. Willoughby (Parsons Bros, and Co.)… (reference)
OCCUPANTS
1896 - 1897 Stanbury & Shaw (customs, shipping & forwarding agents)
1897
[1F] Harrold Bros (William A Fraser, manager) general merchants
Davis & Wilson, architects
Pyne Treloar & Co (customs, shipping & forwarding agents)
1897 - 1899 Thomas W J Kiffen, produce merchants
1898
Flindell, Fraser & Co (customs agents)
Glassford, Cooke & Co Pty Ltd, produce merchants
[1F] Haines & Co (O.L.)
Moorehouse & Co (C.L) customs, shipping & forwarding agents
Webster, William, marine surveyor
Wigmore, FE, customs agent
Wigmore, HJ, commission agent
Crossland, C, contractor
Guilfoyle, William, customs agent
Calthrop Bros., mercantile brokers
Knox, HR, customs & forwarding agent
Doeling, F, mercantile broker
Ulrich, J V (auditor), commission agent
Gilfillan, W D, agent
Yeates & Co, customs & forwarding agents
Cadd, Frank, customs, shipping & forwarding agent
1899
Begg & Kingsbury (customs & baggage agents)
Scott, John W (custom agent)
Smith, Limited (Thomas), financial agents (Thomas Smith, manager)
Canning Jarrah Timber Co Limited
Eastern and Australian SS Co Limited
Watson Brothers, general merchants & London financial agents
1899 - 1900 Triton Insurance Co Limited (Guthrie & Co, agents)
1899 - 1901 [1F] Guthrie & Co. merchants, importers, shipping & insurance agents (1900-1901: Duncan Patson, manager) (1903-1909 J. Hector manager ( see 14 Mouet St)
1899 - 1938 Hotel Fremantle (1933-1936: Manuel, Roy)
1900
Durrant & Co (customs & shipping agents)
Vivaldi & Co (produce merchants)
Eastern & Australian SS Co Limited (Guthrie & Co, agents)
1900 - 1907 Collyer, A F (indent, produce & shipping agent)
1901
Parsons F & T, commercial agents
Barker & Co. (H. G.), shipping & insurance brokers
Arundel, Capt. R E, marine surveyor
Begg, Charles, general agent
Fremantle Dog & Poultry Society, Charles Begg (secretary)
1901 - 1902 Ellershaw, Charles J, commercial & forwarding agent
1902
[1F] Anderton, Gledhill A, agent
Bank of New South Wales
Australian United Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. (Peter Ridley, manager)
McKenzie & Chrisholm, printers
Willshire & Feely, commission merchants
Fremantle Swallow & Ariell Ltd. (Willshire & Feely, agents)
Ockerby & Co. T, mercantile bros
1902 - 1903
Ferguson, Mephan, engineer
P J Hevron, representative, customs agent
1902 - 1904 Mauermann, E, architect & civil engineer
1903 Plimer, George Stuart, mercantile bros
1904 - 1908 James (Walter) & Hearder (1904-1905: Walter Hartwell James, K C Dixon Hearder), barristers, solicitors & commissioners for affidavits, public notaries & commissioners for affidavits
1905
United Insurance Co. Ltd. (fire & marine) (W. J. Luttrell McAughey, inspector)
McAughey W. J. Luttrell, inspector
[1F] O'Connor, Arthur S, architect & civil engineer
1905 - 1907 United Insurance Co. Ltd
1906 Hitchcock & Son (Norman) architects & surveyors
1906 - 1907 Oldham, Ronald G, architect
1906 - 1909 Hendy W G, commercial land & estate agent (1908: Hendy & Scutt)
1906 - 1917 William de Lacy-Bacon
1907 - 1938 Moullin & Co. Ltd., J H, customs agents
1908 - 1909 [1F] Stephenson, H A, produce, merchant
1909 - 1912 Hearder Dixon solicitor (1909: Hearder & Stow solicitors)
1910 - 1912 Spavern, Robert H, grain broker
1911 - 1918 Parsons Bros & Co. Pty Ltd (P H Willoughby, manager) merchants
1918 - 1919 [1F] vacant
1920 - 1921 [1F] Errington, Mrs Laura L
1921 - 1922 Barker & Co H G Agents Union Marine Insurance Co Ltd (H G Barker & Co, agents)
1922 Westraila Black Diamond Colleries Ltd, Northern Maritime Insurance Company Ltd
1922 - 1923 [1F] Rowland, Mrs M
1924 - 1927 [1F] Soutar, James, immigration
1927 [1F] Kenny, Mrs E
1928 - 1929 [1F] Doherty, Charles
1930 - 1932 [1F] Payne, Mrs Alice M
1933 - 1936 [1F] vacant
1936 - 1939 Lewis Thomas
1939 - 1946 vacant
1947 - 1949
Department of Supply & Shipping (Dangerous Cargoes Movement Section)
[1F] O'Neil, Lindsay
