17 Henry St

17 Henry St (was 37 pre 1938)

This two story building is on the corner of High St and Henry St.

OCCUPANTS

Lot 61 owners:

1929 - 1837 Dod, P H

1855 - 1879 Francisco, Alex

1908 - 1910 Unmack, Frank G, solicitor 

1908 - 1937 Viles, Frank, shipping & commercial agent

1911 - 1916 Unmack & Thomas, solicitors

1911 - 1917 Darling & Son, John (R. Darling, mgr.), grain merchants

1911 R. Darling, manager

1912 - 1917 Henry Robinson, manager

1913 - 1915 Theos. Society (Fremantle Lodge) & Bateman H. B., solicitor

1917 - 1918 Mayhall, C A, solicitor

1919 - 1920 WA Wool-shipping House (John Lang, manager)

1919 - 1929 Fed Quarantine Offices (1919-1928: Dr F E Cox, CQO; 1929: Paul W Mitchell, CQO)

1921 United Theatres & Films Ltd 

1933 - 1949 Yugoslavia Consulate (N Marrich)

1939 - 1940 Brooks, Edward

1939 - 1942 Viles & Co Ltd, shipping agents

1940 - 1942 Wright, T

1940 - 1943 Monaghan, P

1940 - 1949 Bennett, W

1941 - 1942 Brooks, Edward 

1944 - 1949 Ross, Albert 

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TERMINUS HOTEL 18 PAKENHAM ST

18 Pakenham St (was 30 pre 1938), Pearlers Hotel, Terminus Hotel

This building on the corner of Leake and OPackenham was built as the Pearlers Hotel in 1887 by architect J. H. Eales. In 1887 Jarvis Holt, received a general publican’s licence. (reference) In 1888 Jarvis Hoult, proprietor of the Pearlers' Hotel was also the keeper of a boarding house situated on the opposite side of the road. (reference)

1888 A Row in the PEARLERS HOTEL. DANCING AND FIGHTING. Emily Green, a married woman, was charged on remand with having assaulted Ellen defence.The parties all reside in Fiddlers cottages and on the night in question they were in the. Pearlers Hotel. The complainant left the room and was follbwed by the defendant, and when they were in the adjoining room the defendant made use of some abusive language with reference to a previous case. The woman Green threw a tumbler at the compainant striking her in the eye, the result being that she bled very profusely. Evidence was given for the defence by Mary Ann Cragan, and Robert Nicholls to the effect that Ellen Wetherall wasthe aggressive party and that while the defendant was lying in a fit on the floor the coinplainant said that now was the time to cut her throat. The complainant followed up the remark by striking the defendant with her fist in the chest. No glass was thrown or any attempt made by the defendant to chastise the complainant. The case was dismissed. (reference)

1891 The landlord of the Pearlers -Samuel Weaver and barman F Marchant were charged with selling ‘porter’ to a 12 year old boy Clarence Doust, sent by his mother Elizabeth Doust, who lived in Pakenham St. ( reference)

The Proprietor of the Pearler Hotel- Mr W. Lohoar had some difficulty reapplying for his Publicans licence in 1891- one of the reasons being the terrible reputation of Leake St and his having been charged previously with allowing prostitutes on his premises:

“A Neglected Neighbourhood,' it was stated that whole gangs of the lowest men and women are to be seen in this street day and night, and all day on Sunday, carrying liquor through the street (Leake street) under the very eye of the police. Children of tender years with jug and bottle, and females of the unfortunate class innumerable.”

However Sub-Inspector Lauwrence said, there had been no cause of complaint since then, Mr. Lohoar having “kept his house well”- and his license was granted. (reference).

1892 J. REMILTON, Undertaker, Carpenter, and Cabinetmaker. Funerals conducted on the shortest notice and in a first class manner under my own supervision, thereby enabling me to charge very moderate. Note the address Leake-street, Fremantle, opposite Pearlers' Hotel. (reference)

1893 William F. Tubbs, seaman, was charged with disorderly conduct. P.c. Lawrence said that he was called to remove the accused from the Pearler's Hotel, where he had entered by the back gate. (reference)

1894 Dr. Hope's report re typhoid cases: Miss Rankin, in whom the disease made its appearance while she was staying at the Pearlers' Hotel, was now at Plympton… The four cases at the Pearlers' Hotel were distinctly traceable to the well in the back yard, and he thought that all wells in the low-lying parts of the town should be closed, otherwise there was no saying where the disease might stop. (reference)

No wonder the Hotel was renamed the Terminus when it was acquired by the Swan Brewery in 1896.

The Mulcahy Bros, and then Mulcahy family ran the hotel from 1897-1908.

The name 'Terminus Hotel' appears in stucco below the decorative balustrade parapet and there is a 'T' in the decorative pediments. The ground floor has seven entrances, the windows have decorative stucco skirts and architraves and there is a substantial amount of stained leadlight glass intact.

1907 Health Inspectors report: ‘Terminus Hotel: Public urinal floor to be sloped inwards, to allow drainage to be connected with septic tank.’ In the same report the building next to the hotel contained ‘Japanese’- probably a brothel. It was mentioned in the Inspectors reprt as being very clean. (reference)

1924 TENDERS are invited for the PURCHASE of the BALANCE of the LEASE of the TERMINUS HOTEL, situate at Packenham and Leake streets, Fremantle. The lease expires on the 7th day of June, 1928… THOMAS STACK (reference)

OCCUPANTS

Lot 120 & 121 owners:

1829 - 1837 (120)Munday, James

1855 - 1859 Davey, J W

1876 Davey, T W

1877 - 1878 Higham, M & Son

1887 Pearlers Hotel, publican Jarvis Holt or Hoult

1891 Mr W. Lahoar proprietor, Samuel Weaver (proprietor 1890-1891 ) and barman F Marchant

1897 - 1949 TERMINUS HOTEL

1897 - 1902 Mulcahy, Michael

1903 - 1905 Mulcahy, Daniel

1906 - 1908 Mulcahy, Thomas

1909 - 1910 Tobin, William

1911 Madigan, J A

1912 John Ryan

1913 John Stack

1914 - 1928 Stack, Thomas Proprietor

1922 - 1927 Stack, T Proprietor and J S Hodge, licensee

1929 - 1932 G Omodei, licensee

1933 - 1936 W Mackay, licensee

1936 - 1937 N G Morgan

1937 - 1946 W Mackay, proprietor

1947 Ted Harper, proprietor

1949 L Pierce

Terminus Chambers- lawyers

1989 Homeswest budget accomodation

2002 Westport Medical Centre

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18 Mouat St/22 High St

Notre Dame University ND28 - now School of Physiotherapy

Former Western Australian Bank, Bank of New South Wales, Kreglinger Buildings,

16-20 Mouat St, 22 High St

Lot 43 and 44 were originally owned by Hugh McDonald (1829-1837), then transferred to Alex Francisco (1855-1879).

Alexander Francisco arrived in WA in 1840 with his wife Charlotte and first child Lucy. He first was the publican for the Crown & Thistle in High St ( 1841-1849) and was also a Director of the Western Australian Bank from its formation in 1841 until his death in 1878. In April 1848 he was elected as Treasurer of a committee to introduce an Act to Provide for the improvement of the towns in the colony of Western Australia. Charlotte was a committee member of this same group. He was also a member of the Fremantle Town Trust (1848-, 1857-63, 1865-66).

In 1852, on the death of Charlotte, Alex took his five children back to England. He remarried there and returned to Fremantle with his second wife Julia Augusta and three daughters, on the Aerolite in 1855.

He worked as ‘second clerk’ at the Convict Establishment and operated a General Store and Post Office from this site-on the corner of Mouat and High Sts. He was ‘Fremantle Postmaster’ (1861-68 & 1873-1878), taking over the position from Walter Bateman. When Alex Francisco died in 1878 the Post Office was moved to a Government building at the corner of Cliff and Marine Terrace and the position of postmaster taken by L.J. Stirling (reference) . After his death the property was sold to the Bank of Western Australia by his wife Julia Augusta Francisco:

1880 “With Mrs Francisco for the purchase of her premises in High St, Fremantle for our Fremantle Branch. It is a good site -she wants 2,000 pounds for it, it includes a large warehouse and stables at the back”. The bank paid Mrs Francisco 2,000 pounds for her property (Fri 29 Oct 1880) (Ref: The Hillman Diaries 1877-1884).

The two storey building was designed by J. Talbot Hobbs for the Western Australian Bank and under the Bank of Australasia, it opened in 1891. It is a grand Victorian bank in the Federation Academic Classical style and considered to be one of the finest buildings in Fremantle. It has an ashlar effect on the ground floor and limestone foundations. The decorative parapet has a pediment featuring a decorative arch with the date 'AD 1891'. The pediment over the front entrance is flanked by pilasters with brackets above. There are engaged Corinthian columns on the first floor and engaged low piers below the windows. In 1974 it was classified by National Trust.

The lower part, at rear, in Mouat Street, is a single storey building with a hipped roof.

From 1927-1949 it was the Bank of New South Wales.

2002-2005: Notre Dame made health education a priority and established a Medical School (2002) and Schools of Health Sciences, Nursing and Physiotherapy (2005) on the Fremantle Campus. The School of Physiotherapy opened under the leadership of Brian Edwards, with Elizabeth Henley and Peter Hamer. From The Founding and Establishment of Notre Dame, 1986-2014 by Peter Tannock 2014 (reference)

OccupantS

Lot 43 owners:

1829 - 1837 McDonald, Hugh

1855 - 1879 Francisco, Alex

1880 Mrs Francisco

18 Mouat Street

1903 - 1909 Cook Chambers

1903

Manford & Co. Frank, customs, shipping & forwarding agents &c

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

New Zealand Accident Insurance Co. Agents: N H Baker & Irwin M Moyes, Cliff st

1903 - 1905 Brimage & Co. T F, share brokers

1903 - 1906 Baker, N H, stock & share brokers

1903 - 1907 The West Australian & Western Mail, Newspaper Office

1903 - 1909

Thomas, Horace P, shipping & insurance agent

Cook & Son, Thomas tourists' agents. Horace P Thomas, agent

1904 - 1906 Universal Plate Glass Co. (The), N H Baker, attorney

1905 - 1907 Patriotic Insurance Co., H P Thomas, attorney

1905 - 1909

Brown James, & Alex, coal merchants & steamship owners

Gallop & Co. G F, commercial & shipping agents

1908 - 1909 Guardian Insurance Co. H P Thomas, attorney

1909 Murphy, William A, shipping & customs agent

1909 - 1919 Commonwealth Insurance Co Ltd (fire & marine), R J Lynn, attorney

1909 - 1920 Lynn Ltd, R J, J.P., MLC, shipping and commercial agents

1912 - 1919 Collie Co-op Colleries Ltd

1915 - 1917 Victoria Insurance Co Ltd (fire marine, accident & guarantee) (R J Lynn Ltd., agents)

1923 - 1935 Johnson & Lynn, coaling and shipping agents

1926 - 1935 Fremantle Coal Coy

1933 - 1935

Amalgamated Collieries of WA Ltd

Consulate Netherlands (W Johnson)

1935 - 1936 Vacant

1936 - 1949 Fremantle Lumpers' Union of Workers

1939 - 1943 Seamen's Union of Australasia

Lot 44 owners:

1829 - 1837 Dod, P H

1855 - 1879 Francisco, Alex

1880 Mrs Francisco

22 High Street

1893 - 1927 THE WESTERN AUSTRALIAN BANK

1893 - 1922 C Leonard Clifton, manager

1923 - 1927 Thomas Harkness, manager

1932- Bank of NSW P R H Calman, manager

1933 - 1940 H J Creed, manager

1941 - 1944 L S Webb, manager

1946 J J Hooper, manager

1947- 1949 Lyle Northcott, manager

It traded as a Westpac branch until 1999.

Notre Dame bought the building c 2002

Bank of Australasia (fmr), Dept. of Health Building

18 High Street (pre 1938 - 32 High Street) Bank of Australasia (former) / Dept. of Health Building

1901, 18 High Street, Wilkinson and Smith, architects, possibly designed by W.J. Waldie Forbes.

1913 The NATIONIAL BANK IMPROVEMENTS AT FREMANTLE. So greatly has business increased with the National Bank of Australasia at the Fremantle branch, that it has been found necessary to add many improvements to the premises now occupied In High-street. In order to carry these out, it will be necessary to remove to new quarters, and these have been secured in Dalgety's Bulldlng In High street. When the present quarters are reconstructed, the offices will be greatly enlarged, an extra space of nearly 11 ' feet over the whole width of the buildIng (being attained by the removal of the back wall). This will provide ample room for bringing forward the fittings and for the erection of two letter boxes in place of one. It will also give space for the enlargement of the general counter. The strong room will, also be removed, so that it will open into the manager's room, thereby proving more convenient for general purposes. The dwelling-house is also to be reconstructed, so that it will In future be less cramped, and much more convenient of access. The contract, which will be carried out by. Mr. F, W. Spence, of East Fremantle, has been let at a price of £1,246, and it is estimated will take about eleven weeks to complete. (reference)

OCCUPANTS

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

1901 - 1939 BANK OF AUSTRALASIA

Managers: 1901 - 1905 A.A. Hall, 1906 - 1924 J D Morrison, 1925 - 1937 D F Garvey, 1937 - 1939 Athol Norrie.

1939 - 1940 Vacant

1940 - 1949 Commonwealth Marine Branch, Lighthouse & Navigation Service

2021 Leeuwin Estate

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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.