Named afterThe Pensioner Guards were introduced to Western Australia in 1851 as an accompaniment to each ship load of convicts. Provision for accommodation for the Pensioner Guards was made at North Fremantle by way of allotments along the Swan River forshore. By 1862 twenty one cottages had been built on the thirty five lot subdivision with many about one acre in size. Further subdivisions continued north from the river as convict labour increased. Convict transportation ceased in 1868 as the road to Perth had been rebuilt and the initial Fremantle Bridge completed. The Pensioner Guard force remained until 1880 and their allotments eventually became tannery's and later, a dairy. The name 'Pensioner Guard Road' will further establish an association with the Pensioner Guard Village. DescriptionNew Northbank Site. Whilst 'Pensioner Guard Road' uses two names and a suffix, it is considered imperative that both words, Pensioner and Guard be included to ensure that the association is not misconstrued. The name Pensioner Road has been extensively trialed and proved to be completely inappropriate as the historical association is lost (Landgate).
