Reference numberLH001761DescriptionThe Hydrodrome and the South Beach Jetty. The Hydrodrome was constructed from the materials of the Number 8 Australian Base Hospital, which was at the southern end of the Fremantle Oval. The Hydrodrome included change rooms, and tearooms and a dance floor upstairs. Winter storms damaged the building and the upper floor was removed in the 1950s, and the entire building demolished in 1964. Behind the hydrodrome, on the North East corner of the Duoro Road intersection was the funfair. Taken before 1950Date1950Photograph FormatPhotographDigital ItemYes
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Aerial view of the Hydrodrome (1950). City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 04/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/17120
