33-37 High Street (pre 1938 - 45/49 High Street)- Athena Lodge / Baird’s Building / Continental Cafe
This building, 33-37 High Street was designed by Cavanagh and Cavanagh and built by R. Rennie c1901. As Athena Lodge, alterations were carried out in 1969. In 1975 the building, then offices, was upgraded further.
1904 The mutoscope starts its season at the Baird's Building, Fremantle. The Mutoscope depicts the latest pictures of the latest events direct from tbe Crystal Palace, London, and should enjoy a successful season in Fremantle. (reference)
1905 Miss E. Fell, proprietress of the Fremantle tea-rooms, although of homely pretension, strikes the human heart to the core with her never-to-be-forgotten afternoon tea in a manner which ought to speedily ensure her unbounded success. Miss Fell has learnt the truth of the old saying: "The nearest way to a man's heart is through his stomach." All, girls! How sadly we must repent our neglected cookery. Although Miss Fell deals only in the homely tea biz., she works proficiently, and never fai's to warm the heart of both man and maid. Don't forget the Maori' and tea-shop, boys! Miss Fell promises a cockle for every heart. Every Johnny likes his cup of tea as well as the thirsty maid. (reference)
1906 Mr. W. G. Tawnley has opened an office in Baird's Building, Fremantle, as accountant, share broker, and general commission agent. (reference)
1907 At an early hour to-day, the constable on duty in High-street discovered that the premises in that thoroughfare, occupied by Miss E. Fell, and known as the Fremantle Tea Rooms, had been entered during the night…When the proprietress arrived at the shop, it was found that various portions of the stock, comprising sweetmeats and cakes, had been abstracted… (reference)
1910 ‘Casey,' the wonderful chimpanzee at Fremantle. Fremantle residents are to have the opportunity of seeing 'Casey' at a specially-fitted up parlor at 45 High street… The Chimpanzee's close resemblance to man attracts all those with a sneaking belief in the Darwinian theory, whilst the entertaining lecturettes of Mr. Ellis Joseph, 'Casey's' capturer and owner, are educative and attractive. (reference)
Margaret Bale as ‘Martin Able’ start his own business- an ‘art studio’, renting a shop at 45 High Street (now 33 High St), between the Orient and P&0 Hotels.
“I said to myself there are, apparently artists in Fremantle. Martin Able will become an artist. My first step was to order from the firm Sands and McDougall some six pounds' worth of postcards to my own design. A very disastrous step it proved, too as I waited in vain for my cards.”
Martin became friends with local artist and illustrator Hal Warwick, and started to produce hand-painted postcards under the name ‘Val Able’…
1918 WANTED, Housemaid and Waitresses, must be experienced. Cafe Continental, High st., Fremantle (reference)
1922 Body Found in the River- The remains were identified as those of lumper Charles Fredrickson, aged about 50 years. He had been residing at the Continental Cafe in High-street. When the body was found by the police the hands and feet were discovered to be tied together by a piece of a clothes lines, also a canvas bag with stones in it was tied to the neck. (reference)
1923 Elvio Baldrati a resident at the Continental Cafe was charged with the shooting murder of a 16 year old girl. He was sentenced to death. (reference) (reference)
1943 Norwegian seaman Reader Wedeld, celebrating his arrival in Fremantle after a long sea trip, bought drinks for a stranger, took a room at the same place as him. Later, Wedeld claimed in the Criminal Court today, this man and another beat him up, stole £15 from his pocket. The men he identified as William Charles Phease and Thomas Ingvardsen. He met Phease at His Majesty's Hotel, Fremantle, bought drinks for him, and later accompanied him to the Continental Cafe, where Phease lived, and took a room for the night… (reference)
OCCUPANTS
Lot 62- 63 owners: 1829 - 1837 Chidlow, Henry, 1855 - 1859 (62)Marmion, P (63)Woodward, Sarah, 1876 - 1879 Marmion, W E
No. 33 (45)
1905 O'Brien, Con, bootmaker
1906 - 1907 Forsyth, D S, bootmaker
1910- Martin Able ( artist) see Margaret Bale/Martin Able
1912 - 1915 Sales, Frederick C, bootmaker
1919 - 1921 McLeish & Cook, wicker workers
1922 - 1923 Cook, Henry, wicker worker
1924 Cook, George
1925 - 1932 Copperwaite, C H, bootmaker
1933 - 1934 Dines, W W, boatbuilder & rigor
1934 - 1935 Vacant
1935 - 1936 Radical Book Shop
1936 - 1943 Vacant
1944 - 1945 Neptune Mending Club
1947 - 1949 Dixon Norm J, printer
No. 35
1905 - 1912 BAIRDS BUILDINGS
1905 Lovegrove William, solicitor
1905 - 1906 Melrose A, art studio
1907 Cambie Edward, photographer (died 1947), McNeece J, architect, Korten Miss, ladies' hairdresser
1907 - 1911 Melville Roads Board Office, (Percy Cram, secretary),
1910 Morris David L. photographer,
1912 Reynolds P. estate agent
1946 Smart, Mrs L E, cafe
1947 (re-building)
1949
Mould, Miss I, dressmaker, Bromilow, T, watchmaker, Butt, P T, tailor, Faber, Johann, importer & exporter
No. 37 (49)
1900 Flanders, Robert, tailor
1902 - 1903 Reynolds, A, dealer
1905 - 1908 Fell, Miss E, refreshment rooms, Fremantle Tea Rooms
1906 - 1908 COMMERCIAL TAILORING CO.
(1906 - 1907 Harold Redcliffe, manager), (1908 W E Marseden, manager)
1909 Leithhead, Alexander, refreshment rooms
1910 - 1911 Boon William, refreshment rooms
1912 - 1945 Boleda & Co. J. Cafe Continental (1912 - 1914 Boleda, John)
1946 Smart, Mrs L E, cafe
1949 F & J Delicatessen, small goods dealer
