Corporate AuthorFremantle (W.A. : Municipality). CouncilReference numberV0023DescriptionUn-edited video of Foundation Day celebrations held in Fremantle, 1st June, 1995.
Police Pipe band and Mounted Police marching to Kings Square -- Royal Australian contingent -- Arrival of official cars - Jenny Archibald (Mayor) greeting Captain John Wood (Commanding Officer, H.M.A.S. Stirling) and Mrs Judith Wood -- Jenny Archibald, Councillor Shirley MacKay (Deputy Mayor), and Ray Glickman (City Manager) meeting the Lord Mayor of Perth; Bill Dermer (Flag riser) and his wife Norma Dermer; Leader of the Opposition, Mr Jim McGinty M.L.A.; Hon Barbara Scott, South Metropolitan Region; His Excellency the Governor of W.A., Major General Michael Jeffery and Marlena Jeffery -- The Governor inspects the guard, pipe band and mounted police -- Address by the Mayor Jenny Archibald -- Laura Reece (16.5 years old) from John Curtin Senior High School talks on the past and changes brought about by the America's Cup, eg. Bathers Beach -- Kelly Robbins, year 9 pupil from South Fremantle Senior High School talks on her perceptions of the future -- Governor's Foundation Day Address - Australia Remembers, 50th Anniversary of the end of W.W.II. -- Fremantle's role as a naval base during the war -- Jenny Archibald gives a brief history of the Dermer family -- Dr Bill Dermer raises the flag to the Australian national anthem -- Drinks -- Foundation Day dinner -- Julie Thomas and Gwen Pattison (Fremantle City Council employees) handing out flowers to the pioneers -- Thanks by the Mayor -- Reverend Canon Dennis Claughton of St Johns Church says grace -- Foundation Day cake made by Mrs Dorothy Baxter-Brown who has been making Foundation Day cakes for 46 years -- Cutting of the cake -- Thanks to Joanne Blood (Public Relations, Fremantle City Council) for organising the lunch -- Speech by the GovernorDate Published1995Imprints.l. Precision films 1995Collation1 DVD (60 min.)LanguageEnglishBorn DigitalNoVideo FormatDVDDigital ItemYes
The City of Fremantle Foundation Day, 1995. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 05/09/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/48616
