| South Fremantle Perth, Western Australia |
|||||||||||||
South Fremantle Power Station |
|||||||||||||
|
South Fremantle
|
|||||||||||||
| Population: | 2794 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 6162 | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Fremantle | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Fremantle | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Fremantle | ||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||
South Fremantle is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Fremantle.
Contents |
The first development in the area may have been when Richard Goldsmith Meares who established a lime burning kiln in 1831. Meares had arrived at the Swan River Colony with Thomas Peel in the previous year.[2]
As the area was adjacent to the relatively safe harbour of Owen's Anchorage in Cockburn Sound, the area began to be used as an alternative destination point for ship arrivals.
In 1898, a railway was built from Fremantle to Robb Jetty.[3] At that time, an abattoir was built for slaughter of livestock arriving from the north-west of the state including the Kimberley Region. Livestock were unloaded from the ships onto a jetty. Extensive pasturing for the animals as well as small market gardens were established in the region around the abattoir.
The Coogee Hotel was built in 1901, and in 1903 the railway was extended to Woodman Point. Commercial lime kilns were established during this period to provide for the construction boom and population growth which had been brought about by gold discoveries.
The area steadily became the centre of much of Perth's heavy industry and comprised the coal fired power station, railway marshalling yards, abattoir as well as numerous skin drying sheds. From the 1980s however, pressures brought on by demands for residential housing began a process of removal of the various facilities.
A large WAGR marshalling yard with signal box tower built in the 1960s during the standard gauge railway line project from Kalgoorlie to Leighton
The yard was decommissioned in the Westrail era in the 1990s.
Closed in 1994 with the jetty itself dismantled in the 1960s. The chimney is the only remaining part of the large complex of buildings which included offices, holding yards, freezer and chiller facilities. The chimney is listed in the State Register of Heritage Places.[4]
Dotted throughout this suburb and especially along South terrace are cafes, galleries, boutiques, small specialty shops and restaurants that add a vibrancy to this predominantly residential area. It is also home to the City of Fremantle’s Meeting Place and Fremantle Volunteer Centre, located along South Terrace, a hub for the local community to meet, take classes and share their knowledge. South Beach with its stunning Norfolk Pines, large grassy areas, café and BBQ facilities is a popular place for families to gather to cool off after a hot day.
Community Facilities & Groups · The Meeting Place Community Centre · Fremantle Volunteer Service · South Fremantle Playgroup · Christian City Church · Hampton Road Childcare · Warehouse Fitness Centre · Buster the Fun Bus* · Lilly Street Bake Off (annual event) · Play zone Indoor Play Centre Parks & Playgrounds · Gold Street park · Parmelia Park · Florence Park · Mills & Wares Park · Lillydale Park · Coral park · Douglas St Park · South Beach Reserve Schools · South Terrace Primary School Shops & Shopping Centres · Market Place - South Fremantle Shopping Centre · South Terrace Shopping Strip · Hampton Road Shopping Centre Sporting Clubs · Warehouse Fitness Centre · Fremantle Sailing Club . Boating Western Australia . Public Transport · Bus routes 98, 99, 511, 530, 531, 532, 533, 825, 920 www.transperth.wa.gov.au · Fremantle CAT Bus*
|
|||||