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
