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City of Fremantle Memorials, Plaques, Sculptures, and Statues

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Title Dedication date Type Current Location Creator Commissioned by Notes

150th Anniversary of the First Methodist Service in WA

10 February 1980 Plaque Mrs Trivett Place, Round House Precinct, Fremantle,

Plaque commemorates the 150th anniversary of the first Methodist service held in WA.

Aboriginal Servicemen and Women

1 July 2001 Plaque

Fremantle War Memorial, Monument Hill, Fremantle

In memory of the Aboriginal service men and women who served in conflict.

A.C.C. Hammond 23 March 1902 Brass plaque St. John’s Anglican Church, Kings Square, Fremantle

Dedicated to the life of A.C.C. Hammond who was killed in the Boer War in 1902.

AE2 Submarine 5 June 2009 Plaque WA Maritime Museum, Fremantle

Dedicated to the RAN submarine AE2 that left from Fremantle during WWI; it was the only RAN vessel lost to enemy action during the war.

Alex McMillan 2005 Bronze Sculpture Christian Brothers' College, 51 Ellen Street, Fremantle

Greg and David James

Christian Brothers' College students

Tribute to the memory of pupil, Alex McMillan, who died of a heart attack in 2001.

Antonino Carrello 2001 Coffee flask and plaque

South Beach Kiosk

Sam Paino

Original coffee flask belonging to Carrello, who frequented the kiosk and passed in


2001. Plaque was added by Paino.

Arctic Convoys Plaque


Commemorates those who lost their lives in the Arctic Convoys of WWII.

Artworks at South Beach Development

Various sculptures South Beach, Fremantle

Anne Neil and Steve Tapper

Beaconsfield Primary School Remembrance Mural

11 November 2015 Mural with bronze poppies

Beaconsfield Primary School, Hale Street, Beaconsfield

Beaconsfield Primary School

ANZAC Centenary Grants Program

Commemorates lives lost in WWI and the centenary of ANZAC.

Bon Scott 28.10.2008 Bronze statue Fisherman’s Wharf, Fremantle

Greg James AC/DC Fan Club Ronald Belford ‘Bon’ Scott, 1946 – 1980 (Musician)

British East Indies Fleet

Plaque


Dedicated to those who served with the fleet during WWII.

British Pacific Fleet Plaque


Dedicated to those who served with the fleet during WWII.

Buried Seamen Honour Roll 76 Queen Victoria Street, Fremantle

Mission to Seafarers

Lists the names of seamen who were buried in Fremantle.

Captain Charles Fremantle

June 1981 Statue and plaque; reinforced concrete coated in Bronze

WA Maritime Museum, Fremantle

Statue by Roderick Browton. Plaque by City of Fremantle

Due to continued vandalism, the bust was removed from Esplanade Reserve, 1990-1991


Captain Charles Fremantle

2003 Statue Stirling Highway, North Fremantle

Roderick Browton

Charles Howe Fremantle, 1800 - 1869

Centenary of the Royal Australian Navy Submarine Service

2014 Stone monument with plaque


Commemorates the Centenary of the Royal Australian Navy Submarine Service from 1914 to 2014.

Centenary of Rugby League

2008 Plaque

Fremantle Rugby League Club, Shepherd and Jeffrey Streets, Hilton

Fremantle Rugby League Club

Fremantle was one of the earliest clubs in Australia.

C.Y. O’Connor 23 June 1911 Bronze Statue 1 Cliff Street, Fremantle

Pietro Porcelli

Charles Yelverton O’Connor, 1843 – 1902

C.Y. O’Connor Horse and Rider

1999 Bronze Statue C.Y. O’Connor Beach, North Coogee

Tony Jones Department of Commerce and Trade

Marks the site of O’Connor’s death.

Clear the Course 17 October 1997 7 pieces of cast iron Robb Jetty Beach, North Coogee

Anne Neil (artist) Department of Commerce and Trade

Commemorates WA’s first horse race held on the beach in 1833.

Coast Guard 2010 Mews Road, Fremantle

Greg James Signature piece of the ‘Pawn Project’


Eastern Gates Lookout

8 June 2005 Limestone seat, 12 bronze plaques

East Street, Fremantle

Wendy Markmann (researcher)

P&C Association

A memorial to the history of the area, especially the Skinner Street Cemetery which stood on the site.

East Fremantle Municipality Roll of Honour

Marble panel, honour roll

Town of East Fremantle, 135 Canning Highway, East Fremantle

East Fremantle Municipality

Dedicated to the East Fremantle residents who served in WWI

Evan Morris Davies 2009 (current

location) Bronze plaque

Fremantle City Library, Kings Square, Fremantle

City of Fremantle

Evan Morris Davies, 1892 – 1963 (MLC, FCC) Up to 1974, situated 13 South Terrace, then moved to current location.

Fremantle’s 849 25 April 2015 12 bronze plaques


City of Fremantle

Plaques carry the names of the 849 Fremantle-based servicemen who died during WWI. Unveiled at the centenary of the Gallipoli campaign.

Fremantle – Capo D`Orlando Sister Cities

2011 Honorary tree 65 Marine Terrace, Fremantle

Fremantle Italian Club, Fremantle City Council

To commemorate the Sister City relationship between Fremantle and Capo D’Orlando, Italy. Plaque was


added 21 October 2012.

Fremantle – Funchal Sister Cities

2011 Honorary tree Phillimore Gardens, Fremantle

City of Fremantle

To commemorate the Sister City relationship between Fremantle and Funchal, Portugal. Plaque added 22 August 2012.

Fremantle – Molfetta Sister Cities

2012 Honorary tree 65 Marine Terrace, Fremantle

Fremantle Italian Club, Fremantle City Council

To commemorate the Sister City relationship between Fremantle and Molfetta, Italy. Plaque was added 8 February 2013.

Fremantle – Serabang Perai Sister Cities

2011 Honorary tree Thompson Road, North Fremantle

City of Fremantle

To commemorate the Sister City relationship between Fremantle and Serbang Perai, Malaysia. Plaque was added 18 July 2012.

Fremantle Fallen Sailors and Soldiers Memorial

11 November 1928 Limestone obelisk and smaller monuments


J. F. Allen and C. H. Nicholas (designers), constructed by Pietro Porcelli

By public subscription, Fremantle Town Council

Originally commemorated only those who served in WWI, now commemorates all Australian servicemen and women who served in all wars and conflicts.


Fremantle Sailing Club Memorial Wall

11 November 2008 Honour roll 151 Marine Terrace, Fremantle

Fremantle Sailing Club

Commemorates members who died, or were buried, at sea.

Fremantle Sporting Wall of Fame

Honour roll

Town Hall Administration Centre, Kings Square, Fremantle

To honour, recognise and promote Fremantle`s sporting heritage

Hector MacDonald 1907 Donnybrook Stone Esplanade Reserve, Fremantle

J. McNeece Fremantle City Council

In memory of ‘Fighting Mac’, Major General Sir Hector MacDonald who died by his own hand on 25/3/1903.

HMAS Perth 2010 Honour roll

Navy League Headquarters, Riverside Drive, East Fremantle

HMAS Perth survivors and The Navy League of Australia (WA Division)

Erected to perpetuate the memory of those gallant sailors who gave their lives when the Australian Light Cruiser HMAS Perth was sunk on the 28th of February, 1942.

HMAS Westralia 22 November 2004 Plaque Monument Hill, Fremantle

Dedicated to the memory of the sailors who died in a fire on the HMAS Westralia in 1998.

Hector MacDonald 1907 Stone obelisk and drinking fountain

Esplanade Reserve, Fremantle

Fremantle Caledonian Society

Major General Sir Hector Archibald MacDonald, 1853 – 1903


Hughie Idwal Edwards

26 November 2002 Bronze Statue Kings Square, Fremantle

Andrew Kay

Artwork funded by private donors with support from the WA Lotteries Commission, Department of Veterans Affairs and the City of Fremantle.

Air Commodore Sir Hugh Idwal ‘Hughie’ Edwards, 1914 – 1982

Injudinah Massacre 9 April 1994 Bronze plaque

Maitland Brown Memorial, Esplanade Reserve, Fremantle

Fremantle Aboriginal Baldja Network

Dedicated to the Aboriginal perspective of the events known as the Injudinah or La Grange Massacre.

Jens Braendgaard c2004 Bronze plaque 76 Queen Victoria Street, Fremantle

Wendy Shaw Marmann and Father Dennis Claughton

Jens Brendgaard was a 17 year old seaman who was murdered in Fremantle in 1963.

Joan Campbell MBE 18 August 2013 Bronze sculptural project

Kidogo Arthouse, Bathers Beach, Fremantle

Catriona Gregg (designer)

Joan Campbell, 1925 – 1997 (artist)

John Curtin 14 August 2005 Bronze Statue Kings Square, Fremantle

Joan Walsh-Smith and Charles Smith

Department of Housing and Works Project

John Curtin MP, 1885 – 1945 : Prime Minister of Australia 1941-1945, Member for Fremantle 1928-1931, 1934-1945.

John Forrest 22 August 1947 5ft. Granite Stone with spherical beacon

Beach Street, Fremantle

Municipalities of the Fremantle District.

Sir John Forrest, 1847 – 1918 ; Monument commemorates the centenary of his birth. Originally situated at


southern end of Fremantle Traffic Bridge. Moved to Beach Street in 1964.

John Gerovich 5 June 2006 Bronze Statue Fremantle Oval Robert Hitchcock

Statue portrays Gerovich’s famous mark over Ray French at the 1956 preliminary WAFL final.

Leighton Redevelopment

2006 14 Steel Prongs Near North Fremantle train station

Steve Tepper

To commemorate the site’s former use as the old Leighton marshalling yards.

Locke Park 25 November 1979 Plaque Locke Park, East Fremantle

Town of East Fremantle

Plaque commemorates the restoration of Locke Park and forms part of the East Fremantle Heritage Trail.

Memorial Rose Garden

25 August 1995 Garden, granite memorial, bronze plaque, flag pole

Preston Point Road, East Fremantle

Town of East Fremantle

Dedicated to those who served in WWII.

Maitland Brown Memorial (Explorers Monument)

8 February 1913 Bronze Statue and plaque

Esplanade Reserve, Fremantle

Pietro Porcelli G.J. Brockman

The statue and plaque were dedicated to the memory of the explorers killed at La Grange. Also see Injudinah Massacre plaque.

Merchant Mariners Memorial

27 August 1995 Stone monument with plaques

Monument Hill, Fremantle

Dedicated to the Merchant Mariners


who lost their lives in war.

Migrant Children Memorial

10 December 2004 Bronze statue and plaque


Joan Walsh-Smith and Charles Smith

Department of Community Development W. A.

Commemorates migrant children who came to Australia.

Monument Hill Memorial Reserve Gates

25 April 1963 Granite entrance pillars, bronze panels


Claude H. Nicholas (designer)

City of Fremantle

Dedicated to those who lost their lives in the Womens’ Auxiliary Services in WWI and WWII.

Netherlands Ex-Servicemen`s Association of Australia Monument

1991 Stone monument with bronze plaques


Netherlands Ex-Servicemen`s Association of Australia

Commemorates Dutch servicemen and women who lost their lives in WWII.

Nicolas Baudin 5 July 2001 Bronze bust WA Maritime Museum, Fremantle

Terra Australis 2001 WA Association Inc, French government

Nicholas Baudin, 1754 – 1803 (explorer and botanist)

North Fremantle War Memorial

26 August 1923

Granite pillar and base, marble statue, obelisk, cast iron railing

War Memorial Park, Queen Victoria Street & Harvest Road, North Fremantle

G.C. Smith & Co North Fremantle Municipality

Commemorates North Fremantle persons who died in WWI

Old Jetty Bathers Beach, Fremantle

Joan Campbell By public subscription

On the location where the old Fremantle jetty once stood before the harbour was built.

Pietro Giacomo Porcelli

3 March 1993 Bronze Statue Kings Square, Fremantle

Greg James City of Fremantle Pietro Giacomo Porcelli, 1872 – 1943 (Sculptor)


Pioneer Memorial Stained-glass window

St. John’s Church, Kings Square, Fremantle

To recognise the early settlers of the Swan River Colony, in particular the Duffield and Humble families.

Planners' Plaque 1988 Circular bronze plaque

Kings Square, Fremantle (in front of the Town Hall)

Peter Daily City of Fremantle Commemorates 150 years of city planning in Fremantle. Plaque

Proclamation Tree 21 October 1890

and 1930 Fig tree and bronze Plaque

Adelaide & Parry Streets, Fremantle

Phillip Webster (planter)

Plaque donated by students of Fremantle Boys School

Tree planted to commemorate the granting of responsible government to WA. Plaque added in 1930.

Rainbow August 2016 Nine sea containers Beach Reserve, adjacent to Canning Highway

Marcus Canning City of Fremantle (AUD145,000)

Symbolic of the history and character of Fremantle.

Robert Spence Wooden plaque 76 Queen Victoria Street, Fremantle

To commemorate Spence, and his shipmates, lost on AHS Centaur in 1943.

Royal Australian Navy Corvettes Memorial

7 October 1984 Stone monument with plaque


Royal Australian Navy

Dedicated to those who died serving in Corvettes during WWII.

Royal Australian Navy in Vietnam Memorial

30 November 2002 Sandstone and grey granite block with plaque


Royal Australian Navy

Dedicated to the RAN’s role in the Vietnam War between 1962 and 1975.

Royal Marines Memorial

3 November 1998 Stone monument with plaque


Dedicated to the Royal Marines that served, and those that


died, in WWII.

Royal Navy Memorial

23 October 1994 Stone monument with plaque


Commemorates those who served in Australia’s defence during WWII.

Sesquicentennial Year

2 May, 1979 Bronze Plaque Rous Head, North Fremantle

City of Fremantle

Commemorates the 150th anniversary of the landing by Captain Charles How Fremantle.

Shipwreck Memorial

1900 Marble and stone base, stone cross

Fremantle Cemetery, Carrington Street, Fremantle

Oldham & Eales (architects), Messrs Wilson and Gray (builders)

By public subscription

Dedicated to those who died in the Carlisle Castle and City of York shipwrecks in the same storm in 1899.

Southern Crossing 16 April 2002 Bronze Statue E shed, Victoria Quay, Fremantle

Tony Jones and Ben Jones

City of Fremantle, Fremantle Ports, Artists Foundation of Western Australia

Commemorates 105 years of Fremantle Port history.

St. John’s Baptistery 7 September 1947 Baptistery with plaque

St. John’s Church, Kings Square, Fremantle

St. John’s Anglican Parish

Dedicated as a memorial to those who died in WWII.

St. John’s Memorial Choir Vestry

1 October 1922 Marble plaque St. John’s Church, Kings Square, Fremantle

Messrs Eales and Cohen (designers)

Commemorates those in the choir who died in WWI.

St. John's Church 1987 Plaque Kings Square

Plaque acknowledges the co-operation of the Church and commemorates the


Centenary of the opening of the Fremantle Town Hall on 22 June, 1887.

St Paul`s Anglican Church Honour Board

Honour roll

St Paul`s Anglican Church, 162 Hampton Road, Beaconsfield

Honours parishioners who served in WWI.

Proclamation Plaque

17 June 1980 Bronze plaque Rous Head, North Fremantle

City of Fremantle

Plaque inscribed with the James Stirling’s proclamation that officially established WA as a British settlement.

Submarine Periscope Memorial

21 October 1972 Periscope and plaques


Royal Navy Submariners Association - Australia Branch

Dedicated to Allied submariners based in Fremantle during WWII.

Sumpton Green 21 April 1998 Informative sign 51 Moss Street, East Fremantle

East Fremantle Town Council, with funding from Lotterywest

Details the history of the Sumpton Green building and the site on which it stands.

Sunbaker Bronze statue Bathers Beach, Fremantle

Greg James

Taylor Memorial Drinking Fountain and Horse Trough

1905 Glazed stoneware Market Street & Elder Place

Doulton and Company, London

John Taylor

Constructed in memory of John Taylor’s sons Ernest Baines and Peter Southern. The fountain was restored in the early 1980s.


Tom Edwards 7 December 1919 Rustic granite with marble plaque

Kings Square, Fremantle

Pietro Porcelli Fremantle Lumpers Union

Edwards was killed on Bloody Sunday in 1919; he became a martyr for the unions. 1919 – 1968 located outside Trades Hall, Collie St; April 1968 – 1982 stored at Waterside Workers Federation office, High street; 4 May 1982 relocated to Kings Square.

To the Fishermen – the Jetty

29 October 2004 Bronze Statues Fishing Boat Harbour, Fremantle

Greg James and John Tarry

Fremantle’s fishing community

Commemorates WA’s early fishermen. With funding from public subscription, the Fishermen’s Monument Trust, Portuguese Government, and City of Fremantle,

United States Submariners Memorial

16 September 1967 Monument Hill, Fremantle

City of Fremantle

Dedicated to US Submariners based in Fremantle during WWII.

Vasco da Gama 28 June 1997 Bronze sculpture Esplanade Reserve, Fremantle

John Kirkner (designer), Edgar Naylor (ceramist), Clare Bailey (sculptor)

Portuguese government, City of Fremantle

Vasco da Gama, 1469 – 1525 (explorer)


Venus and Friends November 2002

Painted steel and bronze sculpture (one of eight piece artwork)

O’Connor Landing Victoria Quay, Fremantle

Judith Forrest Fremantle Ports

Series includes: Quokka goes for an eagle, Leda and the swan, At the bottom of the harbour, A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle, Free ride, and Safe for sun and sea.

Welcome Walls 19 December 2004 Structure WA Maritime Museum, Fremantle

Cox Howlett and Bailey Woodland Architects and Perkins Builders

WA government

Built to commemorate the contribution migrants made to WA; unveiled as part of the 175th anniversary of the state.

William Marmion 9 January 1902 Celtic cross carved in stone

Adelaide & Parry Streets, Fremantle

Pietro Porcelli By public subscription

William Edward Marmion, 1845 – 1896 (prominent Fremantle citizen)

Writers Walk 2005 2.4m totems High Street, Fremantle

Bridget Norton

Recognises past and present local authors Tim Winton, Joan London, John Boyle O'Reilly, Xavier Herbert, and Kim Scott.


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