City of Fremantle Memorials, Plaques, Sculptures, and Statues

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Title Dedication date Type Current Location Creator Commissioned by Notes Plaque 150th Anniversary of Mrs Trivett Place, commemorates the the First Methodist 10 February 1980 Plaque Round House 150th anniversary of Service in WA Precinct, Fremantle, the first Methodist service held in WA. Fremantle War In memory of the Aboriginal Memorial, Aboriginal service Servicemen and 1 July 2001 Plaque Monument Hill, men and women who Women Fremantle served in conflict. Dedicated to the life St. John’s Anglican of A.C.C. Hammond A.C.C. Hammond 23 March 1902 Brass plaque Church, Kings who was killed in the Square, Fremantle Boer War in 1902. Dedicated to the RAN submarine AE2 that left from Fremantle WA Maritime AE2 Submarine 5 June 2009 Plaque during WWI; it was Museum, Fremantle the only RAN vessel lost to enemy action during the war. Tribute to the Christian Brothers' Greg and David Christian Brothers' memory of pupil, Alex Alex McMillan 2005 Bronze Sculpture College, 51 Ellen James College students McMillan, who died of Street, Fremantle a heart attack in 2001. Original coffee flask Coffee flask and belonging to Carrello, Antonino Carrello 2001 South Beach Kiosk Sam Paino plaque who frequented the kiosk and passed in 1 © Fremantle City Library History Centre 2001. Plaque was added by Paino.

Fremantle War Commemorates those Memorial, who lost their lives in Arctic Convoys Plaque Monument Hill, the Arctic Convoys of Fremantle WWII. Artworks at South South Beach, Anne Neil and Steve Various sculptures Beach Development Fremantle Tapper Beaconsfield Beaconsfield Commemorates lives Primary School Mural with bronze Primary School, Beaconsfield ANZAC Centenary 11 November 2015 lost in WWI and the Remembrance poppies Hale Street, Primary School Grants Program centenary of ANZAC. Mural Beaconsfield Ronald Belford ‘Bon’ Fisherman’s Wharf, Bon Scott 28.10.2008 Bronze statue Greg James AC/DC Fan Club Scott, 1946 – 1980 Fremantle (Musician) Fremantle War Dedicated to those British East Indies Memorial, Plaque who served with the Fleet Monument Hill, fleet during WWII. Fremantle Fremantle War Dedicated to those Memorial, British Pacific Fleet Plaque who served with the Monument Hill, fleet during WWII. Fremantle Lists the names of 76 Queen Victoria Mission to Buried Seamen Honour Roll seamen who were Street, Fremantle Seafarers buried in Fremantle. Due to continued Statue and plaque; Statue by Roderick vandalism, the bust Captain Charles WA Maritime June 1981 reinforced concrete Browton. Plaque by was removed from Fremantle Museum, Fremantle coated in Bronze City of Fremantle Esplanade Reserve, 1990-1991 2 © Fremantle City Library History Centre Charles Howe Captain Charles Stirling Highway, 2003 Statue Roderick Browton Fremantle, 1800 - Fremantle North Fremantle 1869 Commemorates the Centenary of the Centenary of the Royal Australian Stone monument WA Maritime 2014 Royal Australian Navy Navy Submarine with plaque Museum, Fremantle Submarine Service Service from 1914 to 2014. Fremantle Rugby League Club, Fremantle was one of Centenary of Rugby Fremantle Rugby 2008 Plaque Shepherd and the earliest clubs in League League Club Jeffrey Streets, Australia. Hilton Charles Yelverton 1 Cliff Street, C.Y. O’Connor 23 June 1911 Bronze Statue Pietro Porcelli O’Connor, 1843 – Fremantle 1902 C.Y. O’Connor Department of C.Y. O’Connor Marks the site of 1999 Bronze Statue Beach, North Tony Jones Commerce and Horse and Rider O’Connor’s death. Coogee Trade Department of Commemorates WA’s Robb Jetty Beach, Clear the Course 17 October 1997 7 pieces of cast iron Anne Neil (artist) Commerce and first horse race held North Coogee Trade on the beach in 1833.

Mews Road, Signature piece of the Coast Guard 2010 Greg James Fremantle ‘Pawn Project’

3 © Fremantle City Library History Centre A memorial to the history of the area, Eastern Gates Limestone seat, 12 East Street, Wendy Markmann especially the Skinner 8 June 2005 P&C Association Lookout bronze plaques Fremantle (researcher) Street Cemetery which stood on the site.

Town of East East Fremantle Dedicated to the East Fremantle, 135 East Fremantle Municipality Roll of Marble panel, Fremantle residents Canning Highway, Municipality Honour honour roll who served in WWI East Fremantle

Evan Morris Davies, 1892 – 1963 (MLC, FCC) Fremantle City 2009 (current Evan Morris Davies Bronze plaque Library, Kings City of Fremantle location) Up to 1974, situated Square, Fremantle 13 South Terrace, then moved to current location. Plaques carry the names of the 849 Fremantle War Fremantle-based Memorial, servicemen who died Fremantle’s 849 25 April 2015 12 bronze plaques City of Fremantle Monument Hill, during WWI. Unveiled Fremantle at the centenary of the Gallipoli campaign. To commemorate the Fremantle – Capo Fremantle Italian Sister City relationship 65 Marine Terrace, D`Orlando Sister 2011 Honorary tree Club, Fremantle City between Fremantle Fremantle Cities Council and Capo D’Orlando, Italy. Plaque was

4 © Fremantle City Library History Centre added 21 October 2012.

To commemorate the Sister City relationship Fremantle – Phillimore Gardens, between Fremantle 2011 Honorary tree City of Fremantle Funchal Sister Cities Fremantle and Funchal, Portugal. Plaque added 22 August 2012. To commemorate the Sister City relationship Fremantle – Fremantle Italian 65 Marine Terrace, between Fremantle Molfetta Sister 2012 Honorary tree Club, Fremantle City Fremantle and Molfetta, Italy. Cities Council Plaque was added 8 February 2013. To commemorate the Sister City relationship Fremantle – Thompson Road, between Fremantle Serabang Perai 2011 Honorary tree City of Fremantle North Fremantle and Serbang Perai, Sister Cities Malaysia. Plaque was added 18 July 2012. Originally commemorated only J. F. Allen and C. H. those who served in Fremantle War By public Fremantle Fallen Limestone obelisk Nicholas WWI, now Memorial, subscription, Sailors and Soldiers 11 November 1928 and smaller (designers), commemorates all Monument Hill, Fremantle Town Memorial monuments constructed by Australian servicemen Fremantle Council Pietro Porcelli and women who served in all wars and conflicts.

5 © Fremantle City Library History Centre Commemorates Fremantle Sailing 151 Marine Terrace, Fremantle Sailing 11 November 2008 Honour roll members who died, Club Memorial Wall Fremantle Club or were buried, at sea. Town Hall To honour, recognise Fremantle Sporting Administration and promote Honour roll Wall of Fame Centre, Kings Fremantle`s sporting Square, Fremantle heritage In memory of ‘Fighting Mac’, Major Esplanade Reserve, Fremantle City General Sir Hector Hector MacDonald 1907 Donnybrook Stone J. McNeece Fremantle Council MacDonald who died by his own hand on 25/3/1903. Erected to perpetuate the memory of those HMAS Perth Navy League gallant sailors who survivors and The Headquarters, gave their lives when HMAS Perth 2010 Honour roll Navy League of Riverside Drive, East the Australian Light Australia (WA Fremantle Cruiser HMAS Perth Division) was sunk on the 28th of February, 1942. Dedicated to the memory of the sailors Monument Hill, HMAS Westralia 22 November 2004 Plaque who died in a fire on Fremantle the HMAS Westralia in 1998. Major General Sir Stone obelisk and Esplanade Reserve, Fremantle Hector Archibald Hector MacDonald 1907 drinking fountain Fremantle Caledonian Society MacDonald, 1853 – 1903

6 © Fremantle City Library History Centre Artwork funded by private donors with support from the Air Commodore Sir WA Lotteries Hugh Idwal ‘Hughie’ Hughie Idwal Kings Square, 26 November 2002 Bronze Statue Andrew Kay Commission, Edwards, 1914 – 1982 Edwards Fremantle Department of Veterans Affairs and the City of Fremantle. Dedicated to the Maitland Brown Fremantle Aboriginal perspective Memorial, Injudinah Massacre 9 April 1994 Bronze plaque Aboriginal Baldja of the events known Esplanade Reserve, Network as the Injudinah or La Fremantle Grange Massacre. Wendy Shaw Jens Brendgaard was 76 Queen Victoria Marmann and a 17 year old seaman Jens Braendgaard c2004 Bronze plaque Street, Fremantle Father Dennis who was murdered in Claughton Fremantle in 1963. Kidogo Arthouse, Bronze sculptural Catriona Gregg Joan Campbell, 1925 – Joan Campbell MBE 18 August 2013 Bathers Beach, project (designer) 1997 (artist) Fremantle John Curtin MP, 1885 – 1945 : Prime Department of Kings Square, Joan Walsh-Smith Minister of Australia John Curtin 14 August 2005 Bronze Statue Housing and Works Fremantle and Charles Smith 1941-1945, Member Project for Fremantle 1928- 1931, 1934-1945. Sir John Forrest, 1847 5ft. Granite Stone Municipalities of – 1918 ; Monument Beach Street, John Forrest 22 August 1947 with spherical the Fremantle commemorates the Fremantle beacon District. centenary of his birth. Originally situated at

7 © Fremantle City Library History Centre southern end of Fremantle Traffic Bridge. Moved to Beach Street in 1964. Statue portrays Gerovich’s famous mark over Ray French John Gerovich 5 June 2006 Bronze Statue Fremantle Oval Robert Hitchcock at the 1956 preliminary WAFL final. To commemorate the Near North Leighton site’s former use as 2006 14 Steel Prongs Fremantle train Steve Tepper Redevelopment the old Leighton station marshalling yards. Plaque commemorates the Locke Park, East Town of East restoration of Locke Locke Park 25 November 1979 Plaque Fremantle Fremantle Park and forms part of the East Fremantle Heritage Trail. Garden, granite Memorial Rose Preston Point Road, Town of East Dedicated to those 25 August 1995 memorial, bronze Garden East Fremantle Fremantle who served in WWII. plaque, flag pole The statue and plaque were dedicated to the Maitland Brown memory of the Memorial Bronze Statue and Esplanade Reserve, 8 February 1913 Pietro Porcelli G.J. Brockman explorers killed at La (Explorers plaque Fremantle Grange. Also see Monument) Injudinah Massacre plaque. Merchant Mariners Stone monument Monument Hill, Dedicated to the 27 August 1995 Memorial with plaques Fremantle Merchant Mariners 8 © Fremantle City Library History Centre who lost their lives in war. Department of Commemorates Migrant Children Bronze statue and WA Maritime Joan Walsh-Smith 10 December 2004 Community migrant children who Memorial plaque Museum, Fremantle and Charles Smith Development W. A. came to Australia. Dedicated to those Monument Hill Granite entrance who lost their lives in Monument Hill, Claude H. Nicholas Memorial Reserve 25 April 1963 pillars, bronze City of Fremantle the Womens’ Auxiliary Fremantle (designer) Gates panels Services in WWI and WWII. Netherlands Ex- Netherlands Ex- Commemorates Dutch Servicemen`s Stone monument Monument Hill, Servicemen`s servicemen and Association of 1991 with bronze plaques Fremantle Association of women who lost their Australia Australia lives in WWII. Monument Terra Australis 2001 Nicholas Baudin, 1754 WA Maritime Nicolas Baudin 5 July 2001 Bronze bust WA Association Inc, – 1803 (explorer and Museum, Fremantle French government botanist) War Memorial Park, Granite pillar and Queen Victoria Commemorates North North Fremantle base, marble North Fremantle 26 August 1923 Street & Harvest G.C. Smith & Co Fremantle persons War Memorial statue, obelisk, cast Municipality Road, North who died in WWI iron railing Fremantle On the location where the old Fremantle Bathers Beach, By public Old Jetty Joan Campbell jetty once stood Fremantle subscription before the harbour was built. Pietro Giacomo Pietro Giacomo Kings Square, 3 March 1993 Bronze Statue Greg James City of Fremantle Porcelli, 1872 – 1943 Porcelli Fremantle (Sculptor)

9 © Fremantle City Library History Centre To recognise the early St. John’s Church, settlers of the Swan Stained-glass Pioneer Memorial Kings Square, River Colony, in window Fremantle particular the Duffield and Humble families. Kings Square, Commemorates 150 Circular bronze Planners' Plaque 1988 Fremantle (in front Peter Daily City of Fremantle years of city planning plaque of the Town Hall) in Fremantle. Plaque Tree planted to Plaque donated by commemorate the 21 October 1890 Fig tree and bronze Adelaide & Parry Phillip Webster students of granting of Proclamation Tree and 1930 Plaque Streets, Fremantle (planter) Fremantle Boys responsible School government to WA. Plaque added in 1930. Beach Reserve, Symbolic of the City of Fremantle Rainbow August 2016 Nine sea containers adjacent to Canning Marcus Canning history and character (AUD145,000) Highway of Fremantle. To commemorate 76 Queen Victoria Spence, and his Robert Spence Wooden plaque Street, Fremantle shipmates, lost on AHS Centaur in 1943. Dedicated to those Royal Australian Stone monument Monument Hill, Royal Australian who died serving in Navy Corvettes 7 October 1984 with plaque Fremantle Navy Corvettes during Memorial WWII. Dedicated to the Royal Australian Sandstone and grey Monument Hill, Royal Australian RAN’s role in the Navy in Vietnam 30 November 2002 granite block with Fremantle Navy Vietnam War between Memorial plaque 1962 and 1975. Dedicated to the Royal Marines Stone monument Monument Hill, 3 November 1998 Royal Marines that Memorial with plaque Fremantle served, and those that 10 © Fremantle City Library History Centre died, in WWII. Commemorates those Royal Navy Stone monument Monument Hill, who served in 23 October 1994 Memorial with plaque Fremantle Australia’s defence during WWII. Commemorates the 150th anniversary of Sesquicentennial Rous Head, North 2 May, 1979 Bronze Plaque City of Fremantle the landing by Captain Year Fremantle Charles How Fremantle. Shipwreck 1900 Marble and stone Fremantle Oldham & Eales By public Dedicated to those Memorial base, stone cross Cemetery, (architects), Messrs subscription who died in the Carrington Street, Wilson and Gray Carlisle Castle and City Fremantle (builders) of York shipwrecks in the same storm in 1899. City of Fremantle, Fremantle Ports, Commemorates 105 E shed, Victoria Tony Jones and Ben Southern Crossing 16 April 2002 Bronze Statue Artists Foundation years of Fremantle Quay, Fremantle Jones of Western Port history. Australia St. John’s Church, Dedicated as a Baptistery with St. John’s Anglican St. John’s Baptistery 7 September 1947 Kings Square, memorial to those plaque Parish Fremantle who died in WWII.

St. John’s Church, Commemorates those St. John’s Memorial Messrs Eales and 1 October 1922 Marble plaque Kings Square, in the choir who died Choir Vestry Cohen (designers) Fremantle in WWI. Plaque acknowledges the co-operation of St. John's Church 1987 Plaque Kings Square the Church and commemorates the 11 © Fremantle City Library History Centre Centenary of the opening of the Fremantle Town Hall on 22 June, 1887. St Paul`s Anglican St Paul`s Anglican Church, 162 Honours parishioners Church Honour Honour roll Hampton Road, who served in WWI. Board Beaconsfield Plaque inscribed with the James Stirling’s Proclamation Rous Head, North proclamation that 17 June 1980 Bronze plaque City of Fremantle Plaque Fremantle officially established WA as a British settlement. Royal Navy Dedicated to Allied Submarine Periscope and Monument Hill, Submariners submariners based in 21 October 1972 Periscope Memorial plaques Fremantle Association - Fremantle during Australia Branch WWII. East Fremantle Details the history of 51 Moss Street, Town Council, with the Sumpton Green Sumpton Green 21 April 1998 Informative sign East Fremantle funding from building and the site Lotterywest on which it stands. Bathers Beach, Sunbaker Bronze statue Greg James Fremantle Constructed in memory of John Taylor Memorial Taylor’s sons Ernest Market Street & Doulton and Drinking Fountain 1905 Glazed stoneware John Taylor Baines and Peter Elder Place Company, London and Horse Trough Southern. The fountain was restored in the early 1980s.

12 © Fremantle City Library History Centre Edwards was killed on Bloody Sunday in 1919; he became a martyr for the unions. 1919 – 1968 located outside Trades Hall, Rustic granite with Kings Square, Fremantle Lumpers Tom Edwards 7 December 1919 Pietro Porcelli Collie St; April 1968 – marble plaque Fremantle Union 1982 stored at Waterside Workers Federation office, High street; 4 May 1982 relocated to Kings Square. Commemorates WA’s early fishermen. With funding from public subscription, the To the Fishermen – Fishing Boat Greg James and Fremantle’s fishing 29 October 2004 Bronze Statues Fishermen’s the Jetty Harbour, Fremantle John Tarry community Monument Trust, Portuguese Government, and City of Fremantle, Dedicated to US United States Monument Hill, Submariners based in Submariners 16 September 1967 City of Fremantle Fremantle Fremantle during Memorial WWII. John Kirkner Vasco da Gama, 1469 (designer), Edgar Portuguese Esplanade Reserve, – 1525 (explorer) Vasco da Gama 28 June 1997 Bronze sculpture Naylor (ceramist), government, City of Fremantle Clare Bailey Fremantle

(sculptor)

13 © Fremantle City Library History Centre Series includes: Quokka goes for an eagle, Leda and the Painted steel and O’Connor Landing swan, At the bottom bronze sculpture Venus and Friends November 2002 Victoria Quay, Judith Forrest Fremantle Ports of the harbour, A (one of eight piece Fremantle woman needs a man artwork) like a fish needs a bicycle, Free ride, and Safe for sun and sea. Built to commemorate the Cox Howlett and contribution migrants WA Maritime Bailey Woodland Welcome Walls 19 December 2004 Structure WA government made to WA; unveiled Museum, Fremantle Architects and as part of the 175th Perkins Builders anniversary of the state. William Edward Celtic cross carved Adelaide & Parry By public Marmion, 1845 – William Marmion 9 January 1902 Pietro Porcelli in stone Streets, Fremantle subscription 1896 (prominent Fremantle citizen) Recognises past and present local authors Tim Winton, Joan High Street, Writers Walk 2005 2.4m totems Bridget Norton London, John Boyle Fremantle O'Reilly, Xavier Herbert, and Kim Scott.

Miscellany File 731.7 Memorials, plaques, sculptures, statues

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