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Fremantle Local History Collection newspaper clippings, box 1, file 1.

Newspaper	Date	Article	File:	Index:	Has image(s)?	Summary or first paragraph
Daily News (Western Australia)	1949-01-29	Fremantle 'Sheep Station' Sought	File	Index	No	Miss May Birch from Staffordshire wrote to the Mayor of Fremantle requesting information about her father's family.
Daily News (Western Australia)	1949-03-15	Contest for Home Gardeners	File	Index	No	Letter to the editor suggesting that the council limit a gardening contest that it was running to residents who had a water meter installed.
Daily News (Western Australia)	1949-03-15	Home Gardeners	File	Index	No	The State Housing Commission would give £5 for the purchase of additional prizes for the residents' gardening contest.
The West Australian	1949-03-26	Permanent Caravans	File	Index	Yes	Persons living in these caravans near the South Beach jetty have been given notice by the Fremantle City Council to vacate the caravan site by the end of April.
The West Australian	1949-04-20	Camping Site	File	Index	No	Request from the RSL for caravan and camping area in the district.
The West Australian	1949-05-24	Rebuff for Dr. Cook	File	Index	No	Commisioner of Health refuses to approve appointment of Council's chief health inspector.
Daily News (Western Australia)	1949-06-09	Signs of the Streets	File	Index	No	Project to add signs to all streets in Fremantle.
Daily News (Western Australia)	1949-06-09	Crash Into Hall: Boy Falls Through Ceiling	File	Index	No	Francis Armstrong (13) fell through the ceiling of the town hall.
Southern Daily Echo	1949-08-11	From Fremantle to Freemantle: Gracious Gift by Australian City	File	Index	Yes	Fremantle (WA) gives Freemantle (Southhampton, England) a copy of "The Western Gateway".
The West Australian	1949-09-05	Fremantle Library	File	Index	No	Fremantle library to be opened by Dr. J. S. Battye.
Unknown (Western Australia)	1949-09-05	Hopes For Extension Of Free System	File	Index	No	Dr. Battye hopes that the Fremantle Lending Library will lead to a state-wide library system.
The West Australian	1949-09-06	First Free Municipal Library	File	Index	Yes	Fremantle library opened.
The West Australian	1949-09-11	Erosion of Beach	File	Index	Yes	Letter to the Editor from W. Somervill regarding destruction of South Beach by storms.
The West Australian	1949-09-11	Western Gateway	File	Index	No	Fremantle City Council commisioned John K. Ewers to write a history to celebrate its centenary.
The West Australian	1949-09-29	Special Refuse Service Vehicle	File	Index	Yes	WA's first rubbish truck.
The West Australian	1949-11-12	Export of Crayfish: "Severe Setback to Industry"	File	Index	No	Regulations regarding spawning crayfish, and "noxious trade licence" for cray tail processing.
The West Australian	1949-12-06	Condemned Fish: Questions About Disposal	File	Index	No	Two tons of condemned fish may have been given to shops.
The West Australian	1949-12-06	Fremantle Rates: Higher Costs Cause Increase of 4d.	File	Index	No	Rates to increase.
The West Australian	1949-12-14	Composting Plant at Fremantle	File	Index	No	Composting plant being built at rubbish dump.
The West Australian	1949-12-15	Port Leads Nation in this Field	File	Index	No	Sir Stanton Hicks congratulates FCC on composting plant.
The West Australian	1950-01-21	Royal Visit	File	Index	No	Head gardener of Fremantle already preparing for the Royal visit, expected in 1952.
The Western Mail (Western Australia)	1950-04-13	Fremantle -- First	File	Index	Yes	Brief history of Fremantle's founding, and excerpts from James Stirling's log of 1829.
The West Australian	1950-06-26	Development Plans for Fremantle	File	Index	Yes	FCC report of proposals for Fremantle development.
The West Australian	1950-07-27	Fremantle's Plan	File	Index	No	FCC is the only local government authority with a development plan.
The West Australian	1950-08-11	No New Harbour Berths Planned for 20 Years	File	Index	No	Tydeman harbour sceme proposes that no new berths be built at Fremantle Harbour.
The West Australian	1950-09-27	Manning and Hilton Park Inspected by Minister	File	Index	No	Assistant-Minister for Housing inspects housing estates' progress.
Sunday Times (Western Australia)	1950-10-08	Lotteries Aid is Offered for Children's Playgrounds	File	Index	No	Local authorities invited to submit playground proposals to Lotteries Commission.
Unknown (Western Australia)	1950-10-15	More Ante-Natal Care Would Save Babies	File	Index	No	200-300 babies stillborn; anti-natal care would help.
Unknown (Western Australia)	1950-10-15	Former MLA Says Liquor Trades Balckmail Govt.	File	Index	No	Former MLA says the "liquor trade exerted an insolent political tyranny" on government, at the Temperance League's conference.
The West Australian	1950-10-27	Proposal for New Rail Route to Femantle	File	Index	No	Consideration given to new southern railway to aid goods handling.
The West Australian	1950-11-01	Tranport Delays: Congestion at Port Weighbridge	File	Index	No	Complaints at Council meeting about Cliff Street weighbridge.
The West Australian	1950-11-15	Architect Discuss City Planning Needs	File	Index	No	Annual council meeting of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects meets in Perth. Advocate a whole-country approach to town planning.
The West Australian	1950-11-21	Shark Fence to be Repaired	File	Index	No	South Beach shark net, without netting for two years, to be repaired, says head gardener.
The West Australian	1951-05-07	Swan River Pollution At North Fremantle	File	Index	No	More pollution at North Fremantle end of the Fremantle Traffic Bridge than anywhere else, said W. W. Abbett of the Swan River Pollution Committee.
The West Australian	1951-05-10	Patients On Lounges At Fremantle Hospital	File	Index	No	Wicker lounges serving as makeshift lounges for patients, due to lack of space.
The West Australian	1951-05-10	Foundation Day Ceremony At Fremantle	File	Index	No	Proclamation of the annexing of Western Australia to the Crown (1829-06-17) to be re-enacted by soldiers.
The West Australian	1951-05-17	New Governor of W.A. Appointed: Distinguished Irish Soldier and Farmer	File	Index	Yes	Charles Gairdner appointed as next Governor.
The West Australian	1951-06-05	Large Cround at Foundation Day Ceremony	File	Index	Yes	Red-coated soldiers re-enacted proclamation, attracted more than 3000 people to the Fremantle Esplanade. "Uniforms -- Old And New -- At Fremantle"
The West Australian	1951-06-19	'Too Many Cannots' In Port Berthing System	File	Index	No	Cr. W. F. Samson wants to "find out some of the things we can do" with regards to the Fremantle Harbour.
The West Australian	1951-06-28	Power House Opened At South Fremantle	File	Index	No	Minister for Electricity opened new power station.
The West Australian	1951-07-17	Housing of Evicted	File	Index	No	Fremantle City Council supports temporary housing for people evicted under the Increase of Rent (War Restrictions) Act being built at Melville camp.
The West Australian	1951-07-17	Classes At Fremantle	File	Index	No	Adult education lectures on craft and art to commence, pending renovation of premises.
The West Australian	1951-07-17	Roundhouse As Store	File	Index	No	Fremantle Harbour Trust to use Roundhouse cells as cool storage.
The West Australian	1951-09-20	Royal Itinerary In Australia: Fremantle First Port Of Call	File	Index	No	King, Queen, and Princess Margaret to arrive in Fremantle to begin two-month Australian tour.
The West Australian	1951-11-02	Crews' Entertainment During Royal Visit	File	Index	No	Crew of the Gothic and navy ships to be given special entertainments devised by committee.
The West Australian	1951-11-07	Impressive Scene at Swearing-In	File	Index	Yes	Charles Gairdner sworn in as Governor of WA by John Dwyer.
The West Australian	1951-11-19	"No Direction" On Southern Railway Route	File	Index	No	Minister for Railways denies rumours of new railway south of the river.
The West Australian	1951-12-15	Mayor Says Goodbye	File	Index	No	Frank Gibson retires after twenty-nine years.
The West Australian	1952-02-13	Industrial Area	File	Index	No	Letter to the Editor from 'Disgusted Ratepayer' complains about industry close to residential areas in Beaconsfield.
The West Australian	1952-02-20	Fremantle Caution on Losses by Trams	File	Index	No	"...possible ultimate liability of ratepayers for any losses on the local tramways arising out of the proposed taking over by the State Government of Fremantle's electricity undertaking."
The West Australian	1952-04-17	Electricity Agreement Signed For Fremantle	File	Index	Yes	Fremantle signs electric lighting over to State.
The West Australian	1952-04-17	How Refinery Will Look	File	Index	Yes	Artist's impression of how the Anglo-Iranian Oil Co.'s new Kwinana refinery.
The West Australian	1952-05-22	Fremantle To Have New Bus Terminal	File	Index	Yes	New central transport terminal at Fremantle train station, with covered bus shelters, to be completed within eight months.
The West Australian	1952-06-17	Football Club Wants Permit For Liquor	File	Index	No	South Fremantle FC seeks licence for Fremantle Oval club rooms.
The West Australian	1952-06-17	Port Traffic Terminal: Talks Listed	File	Index	No	Special meeting of the Council to discuss new traffic terminal in front of the Fremantle Railway Station.
The West Australian	1952-06-24	New Bus Terminus At Port Opposed	File	Index	No	Transport operators and retail traders opposed to expense, holding-up of traffic, and wasting time.
The West Australian	1952-07-05	Library Board Holds Inaugural Meeting	File	Index	Yes	The Library Board of Western Australia met in the Executive Council room.
The West Australian	1952-07-22	A Tram May Be Used By A Church	File	Index	No	Disused Fremantle tram to be used as a Sunday school in Wilagee Park.
The West Australian	1952-07-22	Club Licence At Oval Is Supported	File	Index	No	Unanimous support for B. W. Lee's motion to allow the South Fremantle FC to apply for a liquor licence.
The West Australian	1952-07-22	Abolition of Trams to be Discussed	File	Index	No	Mayor to hold meeting to discuss trams, but "from the wording of the petition, he did not know whether the ratepayers want trams or not."
The West Australian	1952-07-25	Dustbins A Question Of "Economics"	File	Index	No	Residents requested to put dustbins somewhere convenient for collection, not neccessarily near the front gate.
The West Australian	1952-08-02	Sick Woman Does Dustman's Job	File	Index	Yes	Aged widow forced to carry her bins to the front gate.
Daily News (Western Australia)	1952-08-13	Dr. Burton's Visit	File	Index	No	Letter to the Editor from W. J. Cramp correcting information about John Burton and his relations with the Methodist Church.
The West Australian	1952-08-13	Burton Explains China's Germ Warfare Beliefs	File	Index	No	Australian's should investigate germ warfare because it may have been used in North Korea and China.
The West Australian	1952-08-13	Politics Not Considered	File	Index	No	Trinity Hall was not made available to Dr. Burton (for talks about China and germ warfare) through any political organisation.
The West Australian	1952-08-30	Free Library Expands At Fremantle	File	Index	No	Library to include East Fremantle residents. Library located in South Terrace.
The West Australian	1952-11-10	Civic Farewell For Port's Last Tram	File	Index	No	Mayor drove Fremantle's last tram.
The West Australian	1953-01-07	W.A.'s Place Names Cause Contention	File	Index	No	Varying pronunciation of place names.
The West Australian	1953-01-07	Fremantle Sees Latest In Ship Design	File	Index	No	Post-war development in ships' designs seen often in Fremantle.
The West Australian	1953-01-07	Proposed Bus Terminal At Fremantle	File	Index	No	Letter to the Editor from N. J. C. McCombe, the Town Clark of Fremantle, regarding objections to the proposed bus terminus outside the train station.
The West Australian	1953-01-07	Perth Of Future Seen As Centre Of Great Metropolis	File	Index	Yes	Perth will one day be the centre of a large metropolis, and planning should reflect this fact.
The West Australian	1953-01-28	Health Centre Is Planned For Fremantle	File	Index	No	First step taken towards new twenty-thousand-pound health centre.
The West Australian	1953-02-07	Port Appeal	File	Index	No	Support for British flood victims from local residents and the Returned Servicemen's League.
The West Australian	1953-02-16	At Fremantle	File	Index	No	Report on fundraising efforts for British flood victims.
The West Australian	1953-02-16	A "Sumersault" On Bus Project	File	Index	No	West Australian Transport Board reverses attitude to proposed bus terminus at Fremantle.
The West Australian	1953-02-17	Port Bus Dispute	File	Index	No	West Australian Transport Board would support a site for the new bus termial which "provided satisfactory access to and exit from [...] by buses"
The West Australian	1953-02-18	Fremantle's Buses	File	Index	No	Opinion piece about proposed bus terminal in Fremantle.
The West Australian	1953-02-23	Fremantle Is Thanked From London	File	Index	No	Lord Mayor of London thanks Fremantle flood relief donors.
The West Australian	1953-02-24	--	File	Index	No	Flood relief appeal closed; 1339 pounds raised.
The West Australian	1953-02-28	Fremantle Transport Terminal	File	Index	No	Letter to the editor from E. M. Davies responding to the WA Transport Board's statements about the proposed transport terminal.
The West Australian	1953-03-07	The Last Of The 'Monsters'	File	Index	No	"The last Fremantle tram leaving the carbarn at Fremantle on a heavy semi-trailer truck."
The West Australian	1953-03-07	Fremantle Industry Is On Show	File	Index	No	Mayor is delighted with the success of the Fremantle industrial fair.
Daily News (Western Australia)	1953-03-18	--	File	Index	No	Cartoon: "Protests from Britain, protests from America -- now here's one from the Fremantle City Council!"; "Fremantle Town Hall -- The Life and Work of Stalin -- March 4th".
The West Australian	1953-03-20	Symphone Concert	File	Index	No	Letter to the Editor thanking the ABC for a concert given at the Town Hall.
The West Australian	1953-03-31	Fremantle Cargoes	File	Index	No	Australian Stevedoring Industry Board attacks the Fremantle Harbour Trust in its annual report.
The West Australian	1953-04-24	Shipping At Port Is "Fairly Healthy"	File	Index	No	Although slightly down from the previous year, shipping in Fremantle is healthy.
The West Australian	1953-04-24	Service At Fremantle	File	Index	No	Announcement about Anzac Day ceremony to be held at the War Memorial.
The West Australian	1953-04-28	Fremantle Labour Provides Contrast	File	Index	No	Shortage of labour when the harbour is full (in contrast to Sydney and Melbourne).
The West Australian	1953-04-30	Vandalism Has Decreased	File	Index	No	Authorities notice decrease on beaches.
The West Australian	1953-05-09	Foundation Day	File	Index	No	Reflection upon the celebrations, in Fremantle or in Perth, of Foundation Day.
The West Australian	1953-05-09	The Queen And Duke Will Be Here For 6 1/2 Days	File	Index	No	Full programme of the royal visit.
The West Australian	1953-05-12	New Theatre Block At Fremantle Hospital	File	Index	No	New theatre block is finished and being used.
The West Australian	1953-05-23	Letter From U.S.A. Recalls 1886 Incident	File	Index	No	Letter received by Fremantle Mayor regarding an albatross that flew 5000 miles to Fremantle bearing a message from shipwrecked sailors.
The West Australian	1953-06-23	Mr. Menzies WIll Be In City Today	File	Index	No	Prime Minister to arrive in Fremantle on the Athenic, from Africa.
The West Australian	1953-07-21	Fremantle Considers A By-Pass	File	Index	No	FCC considering approach roads to the Kwinana oil refinery.
The West Australian	1953-07-21	Fremantle To Barter Over Lands	File	Index	No	FCC wants to barter endowed lands for Crown Lands.
Daily News (Western Australia)	1953-07-23	--	File	Index	No	Humorous article about Jimmy Curruthers, bantamweight boxing champion of the world, and his visit to Fremantle.
The West Australian	1953-07-23	Oil Pipe-Line To Follow Highway	File	Index	No	Pipeline route from Fremantle to Kwinana will follow proposed "controlled acess highway".
The West Australian	1953-07-23	Fremantle Oil Line Proposed	File	Index	No	Proposal for pipeline route from Carrington Street to the traffic bridge.
The West Australian	1953-07-23	Kwinan Highway Will Cater For 60 M.P.H.	File	Index	No	Australia's first controlled-access highway will be constructed between Spearwood and Kwinana.
The West Australian	1953-07-23	New Road To Speed Traffic	File	Index	No	Description of the new traffic flow principles to be applied ot the Kwinana-Fremantle highway.
The West Australian	1953-07-24	Hilton Park Children Are Given A Practical Lesson In Civics	File	Index	No	Children participate in mock council meeting.
The West Australian	1953-07-24	The "Autobahn"	File	Index	No	Government shows foresight in building controlled access Kwinana-Fremantle highway.
The West Australian	1953-08-12	Fremantle Bus Fares Will Increase By 1d.	File	Index	No	"Bus fares on all routes operated by the Fremantle Municipal Transport Board would be increased by 1d. for one section, the transport manager (Mr. C. W. Jerrat) said yesterday."
The West Australian	1953-08-17	Tommy Trinder Arrives Here From New Zealand	File	Index	No	English commedian visits Fremantle, with his Rolls-Bentley car bearing the number plate 'TT 1'.
The West Australian	1953-09-04	Composting Of Refuse Urged In W.A. Plan	File	Index	No	"Towns and cities may be encouraged and assisted to turn garbage and other waste into valuable fertiliser, if the efforts of a W.A. man are successful." Contains tables of houshold refuse composition.
The West Australian	1953-09-05	Fremantle Awaits Compost Report	File	Index	No	"A full report on the fertiliser value of domestic rubbish composted at the Fremantle City Council's pilot plant will be submitted to the council."
The West Australian	1953-09-12	Decorations Transform Fremantle	File	Index	No	Floral displays: "Shops, banks and other properties competed keenly for prizes, and set-pieces were exhibited by schools and many public bodies in the grounds of St. John's Church."
The West Australian	1953-10-01	Monkey Business At Port Wildflower Exhibition	File	Index	No	"Two lion-tailed monkeys were an additional attraction at the annual wildflower show at the annual wildflower show at the Fremantle Town Hall yesterday afternoon and delighted children with their antics."
The West Australian	1953-10-01	Port Transport Terminal Plan Lacks Support	File	Index	No	"The Fremantle City Council had not had the support of transport operators and the transport authorities regarding the proposal to establish a public transport terminal outside the railway station."
The West Australian	1953-10-03	Placing "Brow" For The Queen At Fremantle	File	Index	No	"In watching the liner Corinthic berth at Fremantle on Thursday, much useful information was gained in deciding the exact position where the Royal "brow" (gangway) will be placed when the Queen boards the Gothic on April 1, at the end of her tour of Australia."
The West Australian	1953-10-17	Port Plans Its Decorations For Royal Tour	File	Index	No	"Plans for decorating Fremantle for the Royal visit next year will be outlined by the Mayor (Mr. W. F. Samson) at a meeting of port business men on Thursday."
The West Australian	1953-10-19	Fremantle Service Has Nelson Link	File	Index	No	The annual seefarers' service was held in Fremantle.
The West Australian	1953-10-19	Australia Is New Home For These Migrants	File	Index	No	Caption: "As the migrant ship Fairsea comes alongside at Fremantle yesterday, German migrants crowd the decks for the first look at their new homland.
The West Australian	1953-10-24	New Maternity Hospital Opened At Fremantle	File	Index	No	"A modern, 26-bed maternity hospital, in Dalgety-street, East Fremantle, costing a total of £77,000, was officially opened by the Minister for Health (Mr. Nulsen) yesterday."
The West Australian	1953-10-24	Civic Cleanliness	File	Index	No	Letter to the editor regarding the need to clean up the outer parts of Fremantle.
The West Australian	1953-11-10	A "Fremantle Review"	File	Index	No	The Governor, Sir Charles Gairdner, suggests that a flotilla of small boats give the Royal party a "gay and spectacular send-off".
The West Australian	1953-11-10	Fremantle Has A Preview Of What The Well-Dressed City Will Wear	File	Index	No	"Samples of decoration suitable for use during the Royal tour were shown to Fremantle business people at the Fremantle Town Hall yesterday."
The West Australian	1953-11-11	A Birthday Suprise For Mrs. Humble	File	Index	No	"One of Fremantle's oldest identities, Mrs. John Humble, was yesterday given a suprise party to celebrate her 90th birthday."
The West Australian	1953-11-17	Mayor Seeks Holiday At Tour End	File	Index	No	Mayor requests employers give their staff a half-day holiday on the day the Queen leaves.
The West Australian	1953-12-28	Three Fremantle Suburbs Show Steady Growth	File	Index	No	"In six years more than 4,300 people have settled in three sub-districts of the City of Fremantle -- Hilton Park, White Gum Valley, and Beaconsfield."
The West Australian	1954-01-07	Port's £9,509	File	Index	No	Competition between Fremantle and Kalgoorlie to raise money for an unidentified fund.
The West Australian	1954-01-12	This Geography Lesson Was A Pleasure	File	Index	No	Schoolchildren from Wycheproof in Victoria are told about the future of fremantle by the Mayor.
The West Australian	1954-01-12	Beazley On An "Ideology" Of Conscience	File	Index	No	Kim Beazley MHR spoke at informal council meeting: "Moral rearmament is a potent ideology of the conscience. It attempts to find not who is right but what is right."
The West Australian	1954-01-27	Port Hostess Earns Approval	File	Index	No	Mayor's sister visits from Melbourne to act as hostess for the royal visit.
The West Australian	1954-01-28	Fremantle Passes £1,000 In Gift Fund Challenge	File	Index	No	"To the chairman of the Kalgoorlie Gift Fund committee: "Fremantle over the first hurdle of £1,000. How are you going?" This telegram was sent yesterday by the chairman of the Fremantle committee (Cr. W. Hughes)."
The West Australian	1954-01-30	Fremantle Plans A Royal Send-Off	File	Index	No	"As the queen broadcast her farewell last night to the people of New Zealand, a special meeting of the Fremantle City Council was being held to ensure that the Queen had a colourful welcome and farewell at Fremantle on April 1."
The West Australian	1954-01-30	Fremantle	File	Index	No	"At Fremantle, a city area will be closed to traffic (other than buses) between midday and 6 p.m." for the royal visit.
The West Australian	1954-02-03	Route Of Royal Tour	File	Index	Yes	Map showing the route that the Royal party will take on their tour of Australia.
The West Australian	1954-02-03	Fremantle Brings Happy Release	File	Index	No	"Not having been allowed ashore at three ports of call during a four-week voyage, 725 Continental migrants poured on to the wharf at Fremantle yesterday evening, rejoicing at their freedom."
The West Australian	1954-02-04	Ceremony To Honour Australia Day Held By British Cruiser	File	Index	No	"Soon after the British cruiser H.M.S. Ceylon berthed at Fremantle at 7.30 a.m. yesterday, an impressive ceremony was held as the 640 officers and men on board stood to attention while the White Ensign was unfurled and the ship was dressed in honour of Australia Day."
The West Australian	1954-02-08	How West Australians Can See The Queen	File	Index	No	"This is the first of a series of articles written by the State Director of the Royal Visit (Mr. R. H. Doig) to tell West Australians when and where they can see the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh while they are in this State."
The West Australian	1954-02-11	Ratepayers Will Vote On Fusion Of Port Areas	File	Index	No	"A referendum will be held among ratepayers of the East Fremantle Municipal Council to decide whether the district will amalgamate with the Fremantle City Council."
The West Australian	1954-02-19	Two Streets At Fremantle Get 'Face-Lift'	File	Index	No	"Phillimore and Cliff streets, Fremantle, the last streets which the Queen will drive along in Australia, are having a face-lift."
The West Australian	1954-02-19	Caravan Is New Clinic	File	Index	No	"Sister M. Turton greets her first "customers," Mrs. V. E. Murphy and her son Richard (8 months), outside the new infant health clinic caravan yesterday."
The West Australian	1954-03-02	Frementle Will See Queen As Tour Closes	File	Index	No	20th in a series of articles about the Royal visit, detailing the route through Fremantle that the Queen and Duke will take on April 1st.
The West Australian	1954-03-03	Australia's Farewell Will Be Voiced In Song	File	Index	No	21st in a series of articles about the Royal visit, detailing the arrangements at the warf where they Royal Party will board the S.S. Gothic.
The West Australian	1954-03-05	Fremantle To Get Another Berth	File	Index	No	"Preliminary work would begin immediately on construction of a new berth to make an eastward extension of North Quay in Fremantle Harbour, the Minister for Works (Mr. Tonkin) announced yesterday."
The West Australian	1954-03-11	Children At Port Oval 5,000 Fewer	File	Index	No	Due to the polio epidemic, "[h]alf of the 10,000 schoolchildren who were to have attended a civic reception to the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh in Fremantle Oval on April 1 will now not do so."
The West Australian	1954-03-15	Fremantle's Future	File	Index	No	"Fremantle, a growing city, is entitled to hope that before long it will have seen the last of the forbidding and unprepossessing metropolitan gaol..."
The West Australian	1954-03-16	Tuckfields Reach Home After Four-Year Voyage	File	Index	No	"Mr. and Mrs. Trevor Tuckfield sailed their 30ft. ketch Warroo into Fremantle Harbour yesterday, after having circumnavigatied Australia, with one conviction -- that they would never undertake the voyage again."
The West Australian	1954-03-19	Liner Reaches Fremantle On Her Maiden Voyage	File	Index	No	P&O liner Arcadia, which cost £1.5m less than the Sydney Harbour Bridge, arrived in Fremantle on her maiden voyage.
The West Australian	1954-03-24	A British Submarine At Fremantle After An Absence Of A Year	File	Index	No	"The war-famed submarine H.M.S. Thorough berthed at Fremantle yesterday morning -- just 12 months after its last visit here. She was on her way from Sydney to Singapore and Hong Kong."
The West Australian	1954-03-26	Fremantle	File	Index	No	Traffic statistics.
The West Australian	1954-04-10	Baby Clinic Now Comes To The Door	File	Index	No	'Infant Health Caravan No. 1' visits mothers in outlying areas of Fremantle.
The West Australian	1954-04-10	No Masts To Dress	File	Index	No	"The liner Orsova was the first passenger ship to enter Fremantle harbour on a maiden voyage without masts fully dressed."
The West Australian	1954-04-22	Nwe Industries Proposed For Fremantle	File	Index	No	"The Fremantle City Council last night granted industrial areas to three new industries whose installations will be worth an estimated £140,000."
The West Australian	1954-04-22	Fremantle Gets An Air-Harbour Idea	File	Index	No	"A suggestion that plans be made for a flying-boat base near South Beach was placed before the Fremantle City Council last night by the Mayor (Mr. W. F. Samson)."
The West Australian	1954-04-22	Fremantle To Frame Service Station Plan	File	Index	No	"Applications to establish two new service stations in Fremantle were deferred by a meeting of the Fremantle City Council last night. The decisions were held over pending a definite council policy on the licensing and erection of service stations."
The West Australian	1954-04-22	In Fremantle	File	Index	No	Unknown parade: "In Fremantle, the parade will assemble in William-street at 2.45 p.m., the head of the column facing High-street."
The West Australian	1954-04-23	Wind At Fremantle Hampers Shipping	File	Index	No	"Squalls up to 70 miles an hour delayed the berthing of the 24,000 ton liner Orion for 2 1/2 hours at Fremantle yesterday, and blew the cargo vessel Deucalion 30ft. away from her berth at North Wharf."
The West Australian	1954-05-12	Refrigerated Madonna Is On Her Way To New Seas	File	Index	No	"With all three holds refrigerated, the 750-ton former corvette madonna enters Fremantle harbour yesterday on a delivery voyage to new owners at Lyttelton, New Zealand. She is probably the first completely "frozen" ship to visit Fremantle."
The West Australian	1954-05-18	Restriction On New Garages At Fremantle	File	Index	No	"A policy restricting the erection of petrol-selling service stations was adopted last night by the Fremantle City Council."
The West Australian	1954-05-21	Pouring Of First Concrete	File	Index	No	High Street gets W.A.'s first concrete pedestrian road surface.
The West Australian	1954-05-29	Workers Plan 58,820 £ Club	File	Index	No	"The Fremantle Workers' Social and Leisure Club (Inc.), which is 40 years old, will soon start the building of new £58,820 club rooms in Henry Street."
The West Australian	1954-06-03	Arrangements Are Complete At Fremantle	File	Index	No	Foundation Day ceremony plans complete.
The West Australian	1954-06-08	Port Ceremony Marks State's Foundation	File	Index	No	Caption: "Mrs. C. Tasker (90), of Bicton, assisted by the Mayor of Fremantle (Mr. W. F. Samson) and another official (back to camera), raises the flag while the Governor (Sir Charles Gairdner) looks up at the masthead during the Foundation Day ceremony at Fremantle yesterday."
The West Australian	1954-06-22	Port Negotiates On Bus-Station Site	File	Index	No	Site in Cantonment Street may be bought by the FCC for a bus station.
Unknown (Western Australia)	1954-06-24	City Discomfort	File	Index	No	Fremantle, not Perth, may be first to get a modern bus station.
Unknown (Western Australia)	1954-06-24	Fremantle's Mayoral Chain	File	Index	No	"Another link in Fremantle's gold chain of mayoral office is about to be forged by order of the council. The link will encircle a shield bearing the name of the 20th mayor (Mr. W. F. Samson), elected in September, 1951."
Unknown (Western Australia)	1954-07-06	Link Between Fremantle And Cape Town	File	Index	No	Mayor of Cape Town, after reading 'Western Gateway', writes to Fremantle regarding the engineer H. W. Reveley, who built Cape Town's St. Andrew's church, and many buildings in Fremantle.
Daily News (Western Australia)	1954-07-19	Peepshow by Kirwan Ward	File	Index	No	Detailing a letter from a school in Bilston requesting "information about the activities of the port of Fremantle".
The West Australian	1954-07-24	Local Boundries	File	Index	No	Letter to the Editor regarding inquiry into local government boundaries.
The West Australian	1954-08-06	Trucks For Cement Works Unloaded At Fremantle	File	Index	No	"Two heavy dumping trucks, the first of their kind in this State, were landed at Fremantle yesterday to be used by the Cockburn Cement Co. when it's £2,250,000 Spearwood works are completed."
The West Australian	1954-08-30	A New Ship Reaches Fremantle	File	Index	No	The freighter 'Whakatane' reached Fremantle on her maiden voyage, en route to New Zealand.
The West Australian	1954-08-31	Hole In Road At Fremantle	File	Index	No	Sinkhole at the intersection of Adelaide and Edward streets, due to the collapse of a 60-year-old stormwater drain.
The West Australian	1954-09-21	This Man Can Look Back 100 Years	File	Index	No	100-y.o. Mahomet Allum remembers "the day Johnny Forrest turned on the water at Kalgoorlie", and has a 13-y.o. daughter.
The West Australian	1954-09-23	Oil Rig Unloaded From Ship At Fremantle	File	Index	No	"Winchmen needed a delicate touch to manoeuvre these long, awkward sections of the three-part drilling mast, a component of Associated Freney's National 55 rig, from the Pioneer Star at Fremantle yesterday."
The West Australian	1954-09-24	Former Prisoner-Of-War Brings The First German Trader To Fremantle	File	Index	No	Image only.
The West Australian	1954-09-27	Fewer Displays In Fremantle	File	Index	No	Fewer shops were decorated than in the previous year's Flower Day display.
The West Australian	1954-09-27	Plan For New Hotel At Willagee	File	Index	No	Permission has been granted for a new hotel to be built at the corner of High and Stock roads.
The West Australian	1954-10-22	A New Luxury Liner Is Due At Fremantle Today	File	Index	No	"The largest ship built in Belfast for 40 years -- the 29,614-ton P. & O. liner Iberia -- will end her maiden voyage to Australia at Fremantle today."
The West Australian	1954-10-22	Trafalgar Day Celebrated At Fremantle	File	Index	No	"Fremantle's link with Nelson was recalled at a gathering in the Mayor's parlour yesterday to celebrate the 149th anniversary of Trafalgar Day. The Mayor ... said that Capt. Charles Fremantle ... had sailed with Nelson in some of his greatest battles."
The West Australian	1954-10-28	Oronsay Will Have Little For Fremantle	File	Index	No	"The first vessel affected by the British dock strike to reach Australia will be the liner Oronsay, arriving at Fremantle next Thursday."
The West Australian	1954-10-30	Mrs. Curtin Is Guest At Fremantle Ceremony	File	Index	No	John Curtin HS foundation stone laid.
Daily News (Western Australia)	1954-11-04	A Man Can Have Too Many Memories...	File	Index	No	86-y.o. Canon E. M. Collick feels retirement to be empty, after spending his life serving miners and indiginous people in the Goldfields.
The West Australian	1954-11-04	Pipeline From Kwinana Nears Completion	File	Index	No	12-inch pipe from Kwinana to Fremantle Harbour. Picture of crane moving a section of pipe into place on the Fremantle Traffic Bridge.
The West Australian	1954-11-04	Lump It And Like It	File	Index	No	Caption: "STRIKE-BOUND Victoria Quay presented this scene today after the liner Oronsay had berthed from London. There was no one to handle the luggage of passengers leaving the ship here, so four hangs of crew members (one pictured) did the job."
The West Australian	1954-11-15	Fremantle Plans For Tomorrow	File	Index	No	"Fremantle shipping interests are preparing for the probability that tomorrow will mark the end of the 14-day waterfront strike. Waterside men meeting at the Fremantle Town Hall this morning will consider a back-to-work recommendation from their federal council.
The West Australian	1954-11-16	Two Issues Still Cloud Fremantle	File	Index	No	Lumpers to return to work, but are unsure about getting leave credits for the quarter, and of who will fill port quotas after the recent legislation. Standing room only at the Town Hall meeting.
The West Australian	1954-12-23	Traffic Bridge Will Get Roundabout	File	Index	No	Proposal to construct a roundabout at the southern end of the bridge.
The West Australian	1954-12-23	Water Shortage In Hilton Park	File	Index	No	Residents without water for 26 hours; forced to cart from a truck.
The West Australian	1955-01-10	Stirling's "Best Anchorage" Comes Into Its Own	File	Index	No	Cockburn Sound's anchorage properties; first tanker to Kwinana oil refinery; future possibilities.
The West Australian	1955-02-08	Governor's Early-Morninng Visit	File	Index	No	"The Governor (Sir Charles Gairdner) met the lumpers in an informal four-hour visit to the Fremantle waterfront yesterday morning."
The West Australian	1955-02-22	Clinic Grant	File	Index	No	"The minister for Health (Mr. Nulsen) yesterday approved of £1,500 being made available towards the erection of an infant health clinic at Hilton Park.
The West Australian	1955-03-06	New Metropolitan Boundaries	File	Index	No	"This map shows the new electoral boundaries in the metropolitan area."
The West Australian	1955-03-10	Federal Seat Limits Not Much Changed	File	Index	No	"Federal electoral boundaries in W.A. have not been largely redrawn under the redistribution proposals announced yesterday."
The West Australian	1955-03-12	Fremantle Has Unusual Parking Problem	File	Index	No	Motorists failing to use Parry Street carpark, but double-parking elsewhere.
The West Australian	1955-03-17	Guests Were Thirsty	File	Index	No	"Sixty schoolboy cricketers from four States who crowded the Mayor's parlour at Fremantle yesterday as guests of the Mayor (Mr. W. F. Samson) slaked their thirst in yesterday's heat with more than 200 bottles of soft drinks."
The West Australian	1955-03-22	Fremantle Loses Link With Historic Past	File	Index	No	"One of Fremantle's last human links with an historic past has be severed with the death of Mrs. Mary Humble, aged 91."
The West Australian	1955-04-16	Port's Cheque Brings Thanks From Premier	File	Index	No	"The Mayor of Fremantle (Mr. F. Samson) has received a letter from the Premier of New South Wales (Mr. J. J. Cahill) thanking him for the first instalment of £1,900 for flood relief from Fremantle citizens."
The West Australian	1955-04-21	Wool Store Begins £1,000,000 Project	File	Index	No	"A £350,000 wool store to be built at South Fremantle will be the first stage of a £1,000,000 project for Westralian Farmers Co-operative Ltd."
The West Australian	1955-04-26	On Memorial Hill	File	Index	No	"Five thousand people attended the Anzac commemoration ov Memborial Hill, overlooking Fremantle and the harbour."
The West Australian	1955-05-13	Ratepayers Fight Against Amalgamation	File	Index	No	"Thirty-one residents of East Fremantle will conduct a house-to-house canvas to get signatures of East Fremantle ratepayers on a petition protesting against the proposed amalgamation of their municipal council with the Fremantle City Council."
The West Australian	1955-05-16	Notice Requiring Persons To Submit To X-Ray Examination	File	Index	No	Tuberculosis examinations required.
The West Australian	1955-05-18	Fremantle Has Slow Gang Rate	File	Index	No	Australian Stevedoring Industry Board annual report for 1953-54 says that "[o]f all the ports for capital cities of Australian States, Fremantle has the slowest gang rate for loading and discharging cargo."
The West Australian	1955-05-20	Compulsory Chest X-Ray Survey Of Fremantle	File	Index	No	Timetable of x-ray examinations for tuberculosis.
The West Australian	1955-05-21	They Plot The Port-To-Be: Civic Block In Lieu Of Gaol	File	Index	No	"Fremantle's future civic centre should be the central and commanding site of the Fremantle gaol which should eventually be taken over byt the City Council for this purpose, the regional plan suggests."
The West Australian	1955-05-25	Town Planner Sees A New Perth	File	Index	No	"The only way to reduce Perth's parking problem was to increase public transport facilities, Professor Gordon Stephenson, town planning authority, said last night."
The West Australian	1955-05-27	Foundation Day Observance	File	Index	No	"Foundation Day celebrations will be held on the Esplanade at Fremantle on Monday, June 6.
The West Australian	1955-06-02	Fremantle Charms Expert (And Wife)	File	Index	No	"Professor Gordon Stephenson stuck a bright feather in Fremantle's cap when he talked to the West Australian branch of the Australian Planning Institute on the metropolitan regional plan." He likes Fremantle, and so does his wife.
The West Australian	1955-06-04	The State Will Remember Its Pioneers	File	Index	No	"Pioneer statesmen and colonists will be honoured tomorrow and on Monday when the 126th anniversary of the foundation of the colony of Western Australia is commemorated."
The West Australian	1955-06-07	Pioneers Admire Foundation Day Cake	File	Index	No	"Four survivors of a pioneer family of nine children gathered around a ceremonial cake at the Foundation Day dinner held yesterday in Fremantle Town Hall to honour district pioneers."
The West Australian	1955-06-07	Past Challenges Our Generation	File	Index	No	"A challenge to the present generation to match the spirit of the poineers in building for the future was the theme of all speakers at the annual Foundation Day ceremony held yesterday on Fremantle Esplanade."
The West Australian	1955-06-10	Council Officers To Get Protection	File	Index	No	"The Government will go as far as possible to protect the interests of local government officers affected by the forth-coming amalgamations of local authorities."
The West Australian	1955-06-16	Local Authorities Protest Against Mergers	File	Index	No	"The Nedlands Road Board and the Claremont Municipal Council appealed yesterday against their proposed amalgamation and the East Fremantle Council asked the Premier (Mr. Hawke) to stop their amalgamation with the City of Fremantle."
The West Australian	1955-06-29	Reclaimed Land At Port Sets Problem	File	Index	No	"Civil servants in five State Government departments have scratched their heads about who owns a sandy 1 1/2 acre no-man's land lapped by the sea at Fremantle."
The West Australian	1955-07-01	Frees Moved From Park	File	Index	No	Trees in "Pioneer Park, Fremantle, are being lifted from their beds by crane and truck and 'tucked' in again ... in freshly-made beds at the Naval Depot, H.M.A.S. Leeuwin."
The West Australian	1955-07-16	Roundhouse May Face Destruction	File	Index	No	"Fremantle's 124-year-old Roundhouse, claimed to be the oldest public building in the State, may eventually face destruction in the interests of port development."
The West Australian	1955-07-19	Mayor Says Roundhouse Must Stay	File	Index	No	"He was determined that the 124-year-old Fremantle Roundhouse would never be moved or destroyed in the interests of 'progress,' the Mayor of Fremantle (Mr. W. F. Samson) said yesterday."
The West Australian	1955-07-20	Port Expansion Brings A Traffic Worry	File	Index	No	Statistics about traffic at the intersection of Market and High streets.
The West Australian	1955-07-20	Councils Reject Talks On Amalgamation	File	Index	No	North and East Fremantle Councils refuse to talk about amalgamation with Fremantle.
The West Australian	1955-07-20	Fremantle Will Urge Limited Highway Ban	File	Index	No	Council may ban parking on Canning Highway.
The West Australian	1955-07-27	Vice-Admiral Meets Local Service Heads	File	Index	No	"The First Naval Member (Vice-Admiral R. R. Dowling) continued his inspection of all West Australian naval estabilshments yesterday."
The West Australian	1955-07-28	Fremantle Will Extend In November	File	Index	No	State Government and FCC to go ahead with East Fremantle/Fremantle amalgamation, despite protests.
The West Australian	1955-08-02	Mayor Proposes M.R.A. Ideals For Parliament	File	Index	No	"The Mayor of Fremantle (Mr. W. F. Samson) last night commended the principles of Moral Rearmament to the West Australian Parliament."
The West Australian	1955-08-06	A Fremantle	File	Index	No	[Editorial?] FCC has good planning and development priorities.
The West Australian	1955-08-08	Port Prepares To Widen Streets	File	Index	No	"By-laws widening the building lines in 13 of Fremantle's key streets have now come into force. They affect nearly 4 1/2 miles of roadway and provide for additional widths of 22ft. to 38ft. 6in."
The West Australian	1955-08-10	Old Flats Will Go In Fremantle	File	Index	No	"The old Base Flats in South-terrace, Fremantle, which were used as an Army base hospital in World War I, are likely to disappear soon."
The West Australian	1955-08-16	Sea Alters Shoreline	File	Index	No	Storm washes away a great deal of South Beach.
The West Australian	1955-08-17	Port Gives To Appeal	File	Index	No	FCC gives 1000 pounds to Medical School Appeal.
The West Australian	1955-08-18	Damaged By Storms, Beaches Set Big Problem	File	Index	No	Storms damage many metropolitan beaches.
The West Australian	1955-08-18	The West Australian/1955/08/18/	File	Index	No	View of Fremantle from footbridge across railway yards from Victoria Quay.
The West Australian	1955-08-20	Mr. Samson's Tree	File	Index	No	Editorial regarding the heritage value of trees in Fremantle, especially one that Mayor Samson planted in 1898.
The West Australian	1955-08-20	Fig Tree Gets A Reprieve	File	Index	No	Samson's fig tree in Ellen Street to be lopped, not felled.
The West Australian	1955-08-24	Right Atmosphere	File	Index	No	"Members of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union found an atmosphere in sympathy with their outlook when their national president (Mrs. M. L. Chesterfield) was given a mayoral reception."
The West Australian	1955-12-01	Alterations To Fremantle Electorate	File	Index	No	Electorate boundaries adjusted prior to election.
The West Australian	1955-12-06	Port Rates To Remain Unchanged	File	Index	No	FCC decides to not increase rates.
The West Australian	1955-12-07	E. Fremantle Strikes Higher Rate	File	Index	No	East Fremantle increases rates.
The West Australian	1955-12-07	Cliff Blasted To Make Way For Fremantle Bus Bay	File	Index	No	Limestone cliffs blasted at southern end of Traffic Bridge to make room for bus bay and roundabout.
The West Australian	1955-12-15	Fists Flail As Election Gale Hits The Port	File	Index	No	Police called to Anti-Communist meeting at Fremantle Town Hall.
The West Australian	1956-01-17	Board Combs The World For Books	File	Index	No	State Library looks world-wide for rare books requested by readers.
The West Australian	1956-01-24	Lumpers Gather In Heat	File	Index	No	Lumpers meet at Town Hall and endorse strike decision.
The West Australian	1956-01-27	Bibles Given At Fremantle	File	Index	No	Twenty-one migrants take oath of allegiance at Australia Day ceremony.
The West Australian	1956-03-02	Nwe Harbour Berth Built On Dry Land	File	Index	No	No. 10 berth being built while dredging brings the water up to it.
The West Australian	1956-03-17	Civic Library Honours M.L.C.	File	Index	No	New Evan Davies Civic Livrary opened in South Terrace.
The West Australian	1956-04-07	Mountbattens To Be Busy	File	Index	No	First Sea Lord of the Admiralty (Earl Mountbatten) and Countess Mountbatten coming to Perth on Friday next.
The West Australian	1956-04-13	Port's Mayor Going Abroad	File	Index	No	Mayor Samson leaving for six-month holiday in England.
The West Australian	1956-04-16	Mountbattens Are Informal Guests	File	Index	No	Mountbattens tour Perth and Fremantle, "winning hearts" all around.
The West Australian	1956-04-17	Hospital Granted £50,000	File	Index	No	Expansion and improvement to Fremantle Hospital.
The West Australian	1956-04-17	Fremantle Mayor Prepares For A Six-Month Holiday	File	Index	No	Mayor to compete in Queens' Prize shoot with his 0.303in. Lee Enfield service rifle, while on holiday in England.
The West Australian	1956-05-08	Storm-Driven Waves Bite Deep Into South Beach Shoreline	File	Index	No	"High seas and ealy-morning winds reaching 60 m.p.h. yesterday upset shipping schedulse and took the first seasonal bite from South Beach, Fremantle."
The West Australian	1956-05-11	Hilton Park Gets New Baby Clinic	File	Index	No	New infant health clinic in Hilton Park opened yesterday.
The West Australian	1956-05-15	Wild Seas Tear Out Pines And Scar Foreshore	File	Index	No	20 to 30 pine trees were uprooted at South Beach yesterday, along with picnic shelters and power-poles.
The West Australian	1956-06-01	Many Will Observe Foundation Day	File	Index	No	Businesses will close for Foundation Day.
The West Australian	1956-06-04	Royal Navy Men March Today	File	Index	No	100 men from H.M.S. Newfoundland will take part in Foundation Day ceremonies.
The West Australian	1956-06-05	Parade Recalls Scene Of 1829	File	Index	No	Royal Marines paraded at Foundation Day ceremony; one fainted.
The West Australian	1956-06-07	Waterside Workers Overflow Hall At Crowded Port Meeting	File	Index	No
The West Australian	1956-06-12	Over Went The Sea -- And So Did He	File	Index	No	Cyclist knocked over by waves on Marine Terrace.
The West Australian	1956-07-09	Landmark At Fremantle Comes Crashing Down	File	Index	No	Fremantle Gas and Coke Co. chimney demolished.
The West Australian	1956-07-20	£9,000 Clinic Opened In Fremantle	File	Index	No	"A modern dental clinic for children was opened in Fremabntle yesterday afternoon by the chairman of the Lotteries Commission (Mr. L. J. Triat)."
The West Australian	1956-08-27	New Church Home Will House Aged	File	Index	No	Catholic church opens new old person's home in Collick Street, Hilton Park.
The West Australian	1956-09-18	Top Service Men Retire	File	Index	No	"Capt. J. K. Walton, Naval Officer in Charge of Western Australia, and Air Commodore M. O. Watson, Air Officer Commanding the Western Area" are retiring, and "were given a civic reception in the Fremantle Town Hall yesterday."
The West Australian	1956-11-08	Nelson Letter At Fremantle	File	Index	No	"Descendants of the man after whom Fremantle is named have given to the city 57-year-old photostats fo priceless historic letters now in the possession of Sir Winston Churchill."
The West Australian	1956-11-10	Mayor Suggests A Welcome For The Governor	File	Index	No	Mayor Samson suggests giving Governor Gairdner a "warm welcome" when he returns in November.
The West Australian	1957-02-20	Prisoners Idle In Packed Goal	File	Index	No	Mayor Samson is concerned about prisons being under-employed (with tasks such as watering the lawns with cans) in Fremantle Prison.
The West Australian	1957-02-22	Workless Men Want Action	File	Index	No	"About 300 workless people supported motions designed to end unemployment in Western Australia during a two-hour meeting in the Fremantle Town Hall last night."
The West Australian	1957-03-07	Rush For Seaweed	File	Index	No	Seaweed being gathered by the council and given away to residents.
The West Australian	1957-05-01	Plaque Is A Link With First Railway	File	Index	No	Mayor Samson produces plaque commemorating first government-owned railway line in W.A.
The West Australian	1957-05-15	Trust Gives Reasons For Site Of Port Terminal	File	Index	No	"F. W. E. Tydeman, general manager, Fremantle Harbour Trust: It is suggested in a letter to the Editor that a passenger terminal planned for the inner harbour should be integral with the town planning of the adjacent city."
The West Australian	1957-05-23	Port Tip To Be Closed	File	Index	No	South Fremantle tip to be closed to private and trade depositors from June 4th.
The West Australian	1957-05-25	Pioneer Will Hoist Flag	File	Index	No	"A woman [Mrs. R. M. Wray] who was born in Fremantle 85 years ago and whose husband was mayor of the city from 1915 to 1918 will take part in this year's Foundation Day celebrations at Fremantle on June 3."
The West Australian	1957-06-04	1829 Recalled At Fremantle	File	Index	No	Foundation Day ceremony watched by more than 2,000 people on the Fremantle Esplanade. Rose Wray, who was to hoist the flag, died on the 2nd.
The West Australian	1957-09-06	Appeal Begins In Fremantle	File	Index	No	Committee formed to raise money for "an occupational centre for mentally retarded children".
The West Australian	1957-11-21	Shamful Rumour Slurs School	File	Index	No	Rumours being spread about teenaged pregnancies at John Curtin High School.
The West Australian	1957-11-22	How That Nasty Rumour Spread	File	Index	No	"Woman member of a religious sect" spreading rumours about John Curtin High School pupils.
The West Australian	1958-02-19	Dust Petition Brings Action	File	Index	No	"Businesses in the South Fremantle quarry area will be ordered to pave their grounds and seal private roads to prevent the spreading of dust."
The West Australian	1958-02-20	Plan For Naval Base In Fremantle Harbour	File	Index	No	"F. Bryce Morris, West Perth: While fully in accord with the need for a naval base in Western Australia, I feel that there is little hope of interesting the Commonwealth Government unless some concrete plan covering the requirements and proposing a definite site is put forward."
The West Australian	1958-02-25	Bill Plans A New Trust For Beaches	File	Index	No	"A trust to control and improve all metropolitan ocean beaches is proposed in a draft Bill being prepared by Wembley Beaches M.L.A. Fred Marshall."
The West Australian	1958-02-26	Beach Plan Widely Supported	File	Index	No	"Most metropolitan local authorities agree in principle to the proposed establishment of a trust to control and improve metropolitan beaches between Coogee and Sorrento." Including a summary of various local authorities' views.
The West Australian	1958-02-27	Why We Need A Beach Trust	File	Index	Yes	Discussion of various lacking and/or desirable amenities for Perth's beaches. Map of popular metropolitan beaches. Photo of Ampol Beach, North Fremantle.
The West Australian	1958-03-03	Shipping Slump Hits Fremantle	File	Index	Yes	Shipping continues year-long downward trend; retail and employment in Fremantle suffering. Photo of harbour.
The West Australian	1958-03-06	Old Memories Revived	File	Index	No	Town Hall hosts gathering to pay tribute to retiring Fred Mann, outgoing secretary of the Fremantle Trades Hall.
The West Australian	1958-05-27	Fremantle To Hold Festival	File	Index	No	Eight committees formed to organise "Fremantle's Festival of the Western Gateway" in October.
The West Australian	1958-06-02	Foundation Day In Fremantle	File	Index	No	"The annual Foundation Day flag-raising ceremony will take place at 10.30 a.m. in Fremantle today."
The West Australian	1958-06-02	Lamb Wins By-Election	File	Index	No	Cecil Lamb elected to represent City Ward of the Fremantle City Council.
The West Australian	1958-06-03	Big Crowd At Port Honours W.A. Founding	File	Index	No	Hoisting of the Union Jack at Foundation Day ceremony on the Esplanade: "Walking steadily to the flagpole with Fremantle mayor W. F. Samson, Mrs. Edith Mews quickly ran the flag to the top and then in a clear, firm voice, thanked the several thousand on-lookers for coming."