SITE OF FORMER MILLS & WARE FACTORY-SHED, SOUTH FREMANTLE WA 6162
DESCRIPTION
Heritage TitleSITE OF FORMER MILLS & WARE FACTORY-SHEDAddressWardie Street, 5, South Fremantle WA 6162Summary5 Wardie Street SOUTH FREMANTLE WA 6162Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No22271Location DescriptionStreet Number5Construction MaterialFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesStatement Of SignificanceDEMOLISHED- retained on Heritage List for Archaeological purposesArchaeologyConditionHistoryBefore Mills & Ware and Italian pastry cook was established on the site. The Ross Confectionary Company was on the site in the late 1880s. Mills & Ware started in the 1950s. The West Australian reported in May 1993 that the Mills & Wares site will be named the Biscuit Factory Village under a $12 million redevelopment plan, converting the factory site to a 40-home complex as well as warehouse style apartments and a commercial wing. It reports that the 24 000m2 site closed the previous year (1992). The development will include a 40 lot residential subdivision (on the factory’s car park), 5 studio apartments, 5 townhouses, a cafe/restaurant, a medical sports centre and retail shops. The original flour lofts (at 21 Jenkin Street) would be converted featuring some of the original architecture. A 6 metre jarrah water tower on the site was contentious.Physical DescriptionDEMOLISHED- retained on MHI database for historical information purposes only.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – INDUSTRIAL\MANUFACTURING: BakeryPresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residenceArchitectural StylesIntegrity/AuthenticityPlace TypeIndividual Building or Group
Statutory Heritage Areas
Statutory Heritage Area CustodianCity of FremantleStatutory Heritage Area South Fremantle Heritage AreaHeritage Area StatusNON ContributoryHeritage Area InHerit Number22386Statutory Heritage Area Date14/10/2000
Local Government Statutory Heritage Listings
Local Government Statutory Listing CustodianCity of FremantleLocal Government Statutory Listing TypeHeritage ListLocal Government Statutory Listing StatusYesLocal Government Statutory Listing Date8/03/2007
Local Government Non-Statutory Local Heritage Survey
Local Government Non-Statutory Local Heritage Survey CustodianCity of FremantleLocal Government Non-Statutory Local Heritage Survey Date18/09/2000Local Government Non-Statutory Listing Local Heritage Survey Management CategoryLevel 4
PARENT PLACE
Parent Place No22386Parent place nameSouth Fremantle Heritage Area
SITE OF FORMER MILLS & WARE FACTORY-SHED, SOUTH FREMANTLE WA 6162. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 19/03/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/38217
