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 Newmarket Hotel on the border of Hamilton Hill and South Fremantle, was often identified as being in either of the suburbs.[4]
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 triggered a process of removal of the various facilities.
South Beachedit
South Beach is an area of beach and adjacent land in South Fremantle. The beach and the disused railway station are parts of the South Fremantle community history.[5][6][7]
Cattle being unloaded from a ship at Robb Jetty in the 1920s. Livestock were shipped from the Kimberley.
Public transportedit
South Fremantle is serviced by bus routes 511, 530, 531, 532, 533, 548, 549, 998 and 999[9]
Referencesedit
^Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "South Fremantle (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^"Assessment documentation – Three Lime Kilns, Cockburn" (PDF). Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 2 February 2007.
^Gunzburg, Adrian; Austin, Jeff (2008). "Table Construction of the W.A Government Railways network, 1879–1931". Rails through the Bush: Timber and Firewood Tramways and Railway Contractors of Western Australia. Perth, Western Australia: Rail Heritage WA. pp. 208–210. ISBN978-0-9803922-2-7. OL 12330925W.
^"Drinkers May Have To Take own Glass". The Daily News (HOME ed.). Western Australia. 10 January 1947. p. 9. Retrieved 20 January 2020 – via Trove.
^"South Beach, Fremantle". The Daily News. Vol. XXXVI, no. 13, 092. Western Australia. 27 January 1917. p. 11 (Third Edition). Retrieved 17 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
^"South Beach, Fremantle". Truth. No. 298. Western Australia. 13 March 1909. p. 3 (City Edition). Retrieved 17 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
^"South Beach, Fremantle". The Daily News. Vol. XXX, no. 11, 118 (Third ed.). Western Australia. 30 January 1911. p. 8. Retrieved 17 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
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November 20, 2023
south, fremantle, western, australia, south, fremantle, suburb, perth, western, australia, located, within, city, fremantle, south, fremantle, perth, western, australiacoordinates32, 0717661, 7544513, 0717661, 7544513, south, fremantle, population3, 2021, post. South Fremantle is a suburb of Perth Western Australia located within the City of Fremantle South Fremantle Perth Western AustraliaCoordinates32 04 18 S 115 45 16 E 32 0717661 S 115 7544513 E 32 0717661 115 7544513 South Fremantle Population3 398 SAL 2021 1 Postcode s 6162LGA s City of FremantleState electorate s FremantleFederal division s FremantleSuburbs around South Fremantle Indian Ocean Fremantle FremantleIndian Ocean South Fremantle BeaconsfieldIndian Ocean North Coogee Hamilton Hill Contents 1 History 2 South Beach 3 Industrial heritage 3 1 Railway marshalling yards 3 2 Robb Jetty Abattoir 4 Public transport 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe first development in the area may have been when Richard Goldsmith Meares 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 Newmarket Hotel on the border of Hamilton Hill and South Fremantle was often identified as being in either of the suburbs 4 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 triggered a process of removal of the various facilities South Beach editSouth Beach is an area of beach and adjacent land in South Fremantle The beach and the disused railway station are parts of the South Fremantle community history 5 6 7 Industrial heritage edit nbsp Area of the old marshalling yardsRailway marshalling yards edit A large marshalling yard with signal box tower was built by Western Australian Government Railways in the 1960s during the standard gauge railway line project from Kalgoorlie to Leighton 8 The yard was decommissioned in the Westrail era in the 1990s Robb Jetty Abattoir edit See Robbs Jetty Abattoir nbsp Cattle being unloaded from a ship at Robb Jetty in the 1920s Livestock were shipped from the Kimberley Public transport editSouth Fremantle is serviced by bus routes 511 530 531 532 533 548 549 998 and 999 9 References edit Australian Bureau of Statistics 28 June 2022 South Fremantle suburb and locality Australian Census 2021 QuickStats Retrieved 28 June 2022 nbsp Assessment documentation Three Lime Kilns Cockburn PDF Heritage Council of Western Australia Retrieved 2 February 2007 Gunzburg Adrian Austin Jeff 2008 Table Construction of the W A Government Railways network 1879 1931 Rails through the Bush Timber and Firewood Tramways and Railway Contractors of Western Australia Perth Western Australia Rail Heritage WA pp 208 210 ISBN 978 0 9803922 2 7 OL 12330925W Drinkers May Have To Take own Glass The Daily News HOME ed Western Australia 10 January 1947 p 9 Retrieved 20 January 2020 via Trove South Beach Fremantle The Daily News Vol XXXVI no 13 092 Western Australia 27 January 1917 p 11 Third Edition Retrieved 17 January 2017 via National Library of Australia South Beach Fremantle Truth No 298 Western Australia 13 March 1909 p 3 City Edition Retrieved 17 January 2017 via National Library of Australia South Beach Fremantle The Daily News Vol XXX no 11 118 Third ed Western Australia 30 January 1911 p 8 Retrieved 17 January 2017 via National Library of Australia http www sigwa info robb jetty 2 html part explanation of the Fremantle South Fremantle Robb Jetty rail systems Transperth web siteExternal links edit nbsp Media related to South Fremantle Western Australia at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title South Fremantle Western Australia amp oldid 1182414365 South Beach, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
