Beaconsfield

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Title (extended title only)Dewey: 994.11DescriptionThe area has been known as such for many years though the origin of the name remains a mystery. It was officially recorded in the 1895 Postal Directory for the Post Office then situated in Hampton Road, Fremantle. A property known as Beaconsfield was recorded as being sold in the 'Morning Herald' of 24th August 1885. The name was probably given to the property after the town of Beaconsfield in England or after Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield, who was Prime Minister of England in 1881. From: "City of Light" by Stephen Yarrow, 1980.

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