St Patrick’s Fremantle Parish Church History
Fremantle’s St Patrick’s Church, built from Cottesloe stone with Sydney freestone details, opened in June 1894. Under ObL reform, Rev Father Ryan and successors oversaw construction, vere BenonicPioneers, later towers and turret work, and warded parishes with chaplaincies to prisons and homes. Rottnest Island served seasonally by Fremantle clergy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buthyrs Gaughran, Hennessey and Ryan
Oblates of Mary Immaculate
Fremantle
Father Ryan
Cottesloe
North Fremantle
O.ml
San Africa
Father Cox
North Fremante
Harbour Question Impersonalities
A letter to the editor defends Mr Lefroy as an old colonist whose harbour plans for Fremantle were only paper. It credits Mr Stileman with detailed state wide plans approved by Rustat Blake and the Government, noting Rocky Bay as a traditional harbour site and recalling local, personal anecdotes about ships, patrolling, and wireless communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Hicks
Fremantle
Lefroy
Stileman
Rustat Blake
Rocky Bay
Reply to Correspondents and Fremantle Harbour Debate
A letter discusses February 27 Advertiser letters by OM Colonist and Gage Roads. It attacks J Hicks, defends Tom Carter’s stance, and urges support for Fremantle inner harbour, bridge, and dock projects led by Mayor McCallum, Stileman, and business leaders. The writer urges unity: bridge first, then harbour works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gage Roads
J. Hicks
Hicks
Rockingham
Lord Forrest
Business Men's Association
Frewantle
McCallum
Stileman
Tom Carter
Fremantle
Get on with the job says ratepayer critic
A Fremantle letter-writer defends pen names and urges readers to press for clarity. He says readers deserve to know the author’s identity, backs the stance against the North Fremantle and Leighton beach outer harbour plan, and supports urgent dock construction as stated by Harbour Trust chairman Tom Carter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stileman
North Fremantle
Leighton Beach
Cafe Sensation Sparks Alarm at City Spot
Two bystanders heard a woman's screams outside a cafe and then found the proprietor in a dementia state attempting to strangle his wife. They summoned help, the wife was saved, and the man is receiving treatment with hopes for a temporary mental lapse.
Tender for Uniforms Fremantle Tramways Seeks 80 Navy Serge Suits
The Fremantle Municipal Tramways and Electric Lighting Board invites tenders for about eighty navy serge uniforms for motormen and conductors. Tenders close 4.30 p.m. March 13 1930 with samples of materials. delivery by May 15 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Fremantle Municipal Tramways and Electric Lighting Board
Troardl
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ST. Patrick’s
St. Patrick's Church
St. Patrick's Hall
Parry
Hituily Fyshed
Oregon
Jarrah
Sane
Delaide Street
Randeur
Father Hunt
East Fremantle
Beaconsfield
Transvaal
Father Callan
Father Callon
Ines
Great Britain
Father Neville
Q.M
St. Patrick's
Frem
Claide-Street
Sydney
Children of Mercy
Sacred Heart
Oblate Fathers
St. Joseph's Convent
Sisters of Notre Dame Des Missions
Rottnest Island
C.M.I
Olbate Fathers
New Zealand Woollen Co
Market Street
G. Charles & CO
Queen Victoria Street
G. A. Lefroy
Yacht Club
Sandy
M— Auwl
North Wharf
Harry Lauder
Butcher Bill
Willy
Balranald
Ton Carter
Sam
Perth
South Fremantle
Mr. Hicksor
A. Hicks
Dinkum
Satan
Orn
Sinclair
University
E. Gibson
Clar
Jack Chapman
Arthur Atkinson
Dick Wise
S.A
V. Sig Schlam
W.A
Norm. Mitchell
Jack Trearson
Dodge Brothers
Austin
Queen & High Streets
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