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Title (extended title only)Dewey: 994.11DescriptionBecame a separate municipality Sept. 1895. Mentioned in "Gov Gazette" 13/9/1895 pp14, 65-66. First election held 23/10/1895. Fremantle and North Fremantle were united by an order of the governor in Executive Council from 1/11/1961. Source: Ewers, J.K. Western Gateway F.C.C, 1971 p179. NORTH FREMANTLE MUNICIPAL IDENTITY (Notes by Betty McGeever 1/1999) The North Fremantle community has a strong indedpendent identity, and a strong Fremantle association - both historic and current, and municipal. North Fremantle was originally part of the Fremantle municipality. In 1894 77 ratepayers petitioned Council to proclaim the suburb of North Fremantle "a seperate municipality". The new municipality was gazetted in September 1895, and remained independent until 1961 when the Mayor and Councillors of both authorities requested to be united. Since 1 November 1961, North Fremantle has been part of the City of Fremantle, and since May 1962, it has been the North Ward of the City. In 1962 the Minister for Local Government excised the Northern part of North Fremantle (260 acres) and annexed it to Mosman Park. Mayor Samson was not pleased (see Ewers p 180). NORTH FREMANTLE IDENTITY (Notes by Betty McGeever, 1/1999) North Fremantle has a long history of a strong sense of its own identity, and a strong association with Fremantle. The association is social, demographic, familial, industrial and economical (with the common factor of the Harbour), and municipal. The river does not seem to have served as a barrier. Rather it was something which was shared with Fremantle as a place of enjoyment (crabbing, swimming, the Harbour) to be turned to, not away from. From the building of the trafic bridge in 1866. North Fremantle developed as a suburb of Fremantle. They certainly had no need to go elsewher for their daily needs. For the first half of this century, North Fremantle had its own P.O., shops (e.g. butchers, baker, grocer, barber, newsagent, wood yard), churches (6 or more), policemen (3), library, hotels (3), fire brigade, halls (at least 6), sporting clubs (they had their own AFL club at one time), industry (boot factory, engineering, Ford motors, soap factory ...), etc, etc. But when they did need to go beyond their parish, they went South, not North. The Fremantle association is strengthened in many tangible ways such as service and transport, e.g. a) The Fremantle Municipal Tramway and Electric Lighting Board provided power in 1905 and trams in 1908. b) The port is an integral part of both communities, and has had a long term effect on much of the built environment and the social fabric. c) North Fremantle has been Fremantle's "industrial wing" but was somewhat relieved of this role when the City developed O'Connor to take up any expansion of industry from the early 1960's. This may be partly responsible for North Fremantle's population growth in recent years from 1286 in 1981 to 1571 in 1991 and 1700 plus in the late 1990s. The early industries were influential on the social fabric, as they were labour intensive. Partly due to lack of transport, workers lived near their work. d) In a 1990 Homeswest social infrastructure study for North Fremantle, there is a table (p.62) of suburbs of destination of bus services used by North Fremantle community. For 38.5% of respondents Fremantle was the destination. Perth rated 17%, Nedlands 3%, others down to 1.4% and Mosman Park did not rate a mention. For destinations of Homeswest households, Fremantle rated 63%, Perth 14%, North itself 5%, Mosman Park 2.6%. In spite of many divisive elements (railway, highway, Tydeman Road) North Fremantle has remained a strong community with a healthy sense of identity. It is well defined by the river/harbour, the ocean and a rather arbitrary northern boundary, logically placed at a narrow point between ocean and river. And its identity is reflected in its name North Fremantle, not South Mosman Park!

Publication

A plan for the Swan and Canning Rivers

A proposal for the establishment of the Vlamingh Parklands

A study of the riverine and underwater archaeological landscapes of Rocky Bay, North Fremantle, Western Australia

ACTIV Foundation workshop : conservation plan

An archival recording of existing structures on Part Lot 25 Harvest Road, North Fremantle as existing at December 1993

An implementation framework for the Fremantle City Centre Urban Design Strategy : draft report / prepared for City of Fremantle by Ian James Urban design

Archival record: Former Vacuum Oil Company Buildings and two attached houses, Thompson Road, North Fremantle

Bicycle friendly city evaluation of the Fremantle Bike Plan, 1980-87

Caltex North Fremantle terminal extension, Caltex Oil (Australia) Pty Limited report and recommendations of the Environmental Protection Authority

City of Fremantle Town Planning Scheme No. 3 : transportation / prepared by Uloth and Associates

City square and city government during the America's Cup / Considine and Griffiths

Cr Doug Thompson - Reflection on time on Council 1988 to 2025

Cypress Hill, Myuna Flats and 24, 26, 28 & 30 Ainslie Street, North Fremantle : photographic record

Enhancing the economic activities of coastal cities in support of a sustainable development program

Environmental Review Metropolitan Region Scheme Amendment No. 1008/33

Environmental review and management programme a commercial/residential/marina development at Tydeman Road, North Fremantle / report prepared by Halpern Glick Pty. Ltd, P. A. Blockley, P. J. Woods & Associates

Fifty years in Western Australia : 1908-1958 : Shell Golden Jubilee Book : a story of continued expansion / written and edited by Frank A. Bird

Fremantle : Sub-Regional Centre strategy plan

Fremantle : a case study in inner city population decline : policy and planning implications / Peter Newman conference paper

Fremantle : guidelines for development

Fremantle : preservation and change

Fremantle City Centre parking strategy : final report / ERM Mitchell McCotter for City of Fremantle

Audio

"Everyone in North Fremantle worked at the Laundry" [oral history] / / interviewer: Margaret Howroyd

"I liked the Library, it was a good job" [oral history] / / interviewer: Margaret Howroyd

"Save me from the FPA" [oral history] / / interviewer: Margaret Howroyd

25 years of social change in Fremantle [oral history] / / interviewer: Margaret McPherson

Cartage contracting business, North Fremantle [oral history] / /interviewer: Margaret Howroyd

Childhood in North Fremantle, 1908 - 1919 [oral history] / / interviewer: Larraine Stevens

Director of the Spare Parts Puppet Theatre [oral history] / / interviewer: Alice Smith

Family grocery business to supermarkets. [oral history] / / interviewer: Margaret Howroyd

Former Premier of Western Australia, awarded the Order of Australia [oral history] / / interviewer: Margaret Howroyd

Fremantle Port Authority pilot, 1968 - 1985 [oral history] / / interviewer: Margaret Howroyd

Fremantle during WWII: Fremantle History Society meeting [oral history]

Fremantle folk music: Caryn Sullivan [oral history] / interviewer: Alex Pragnell

Growing up at the Swan Hotel [oral history] / / interviewer: Margaret McPherson

Interview with Alan Frederick Robinson / interviewed by Margaret Howroyd

Interview with Arthur Edward Carbon [oral history] / / interviewer: Margaret McPherson

Interview with Camilla (Cammie) Morgan [sound recording] / interviewed by Margaret Massie

Interview with Constance Herbert [oral history] / / interviewer: Phoebe Freeman

Interview with Delina Squibb [oral history] / / interviewer: Margaret Howroyd

Interview with Dr Peter Newman: F.C.C Councillor [oral history] / / interviewer: Sean Foley

Interview with George Leslie Davidson [oral history] / / interviewer: Larraine Stevens

Interview with Hans Peter Jensen / / interviewed by Margaret Howroyd

Interview with Harold Arthur Davies, 1886 - 1979 [oral history] / / interviewer: Marie Scott

Image

Belgravia Terraces, North Fremantle

Container Yard

G. McCarter, boatbuilder

North East Fremantle

North Fremantle Houses

North Fremantle houses looking east.

Queen Victoria Street

Rocky Bay

Staff of McIlwraith McEacharn Line at a cricket match

Stirling Highway

The Cole family at 60 Thompson Road.

Wine Cellars

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Cuming Smith and Mount Lyell Farmers Fertilisers

Fremantle Steam Laundry

Neptune Oil Company

Shell Company of Australia

State Implement and Engineering Works

State Shipbuilding Yard

W.H. Burford and Sons

Westralian Soaps

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Bruce Town

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Fremantle History Centre - Dingo Flour Mill Apron

Video

North Port Quay [videorecording]