Bannister Street, Fremantle Explained

Type:	street
Road Name:	Bannister Street
State:	wa

Bannister Street is a street in Fremantle between Market Street and Pakenham Streets.

In the early 20th century a brothel operated on Bannister Street.^[1]

In the 1940s some local businessmen applied to the Fremantle council to change the name of the street,^[2] due to the reputation of some of the premises in previous decades.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. News: FREMANTLE FANTASIES . . 71 . Western Australia . 26 November 1904 . 15 July 2018 . 4 (CITY EDITION) . National Library of Australia.
2. News: New Name Wanted For Port Street . . LXV . 22,446 . Western Australia . 19 March 1947 . 17 March 2017 . 8. HOME . National Library of Australia.
3. News: FREMANTLE FANTASIES . . 71 . Perth . 26 November 1904 . 17 March 2017 . 4. CITY . National Library of Australia.
4. News: THE WILY CELESTIAL . . XXXIII . 12,052 . Western Australia . 13 February 1914 . 17 March 2017 . 10. THIRD . National Library of Australia.