Norfolk Street, Fremantle Explained

Type:	street
Road Name:	Norfolk Street
State:	wa
Image Alt:	Street with parked cars and trees on both sides, surrounded by small buildings
Length:	0.3
Length Ref:	^[1]
Direction A:	Southwest
End A:	Marine Terrace
Direction B:	Northeast

Norfolk Street runs between Marine Terrace and South Terrace in Fremantle, Western Australia.

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, it was a street of ill health,^[2] slum conditions^[3] and criminality.^{[4] [5]} In June 1904, footballer James Gullan was residing at 18 Norfolk Street, and while there he drank some boiler fluid by accident thinking it was castor oil, resulting in his death.^[6]

In 1960 the Western Australian Wool Buyers & Exporters Association moved from their address in Perth to the Wool Exchange building at 5 Norfolk Street.^[7]

In 1997 steps were taken to heritage list the buildings at 26-27 Norfolk Street.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Norfolk Street . Google Maps . 2 December 2022 . en.
2. News: FREMANTLE. . . XXXV . 5,403 . Western Australia . 1 August 1919 . 16 January 2017 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
3. News: FREMANTLE SLUMS . . 1589 . Western Australia . 8 July 1928 . 16 January 2017 . 9 (First Section) . National Library of Australia.
4. News: A FREMANTLE FRACAS. . . XXV . 7,134 . Western Australia . 4 February 1909 . 16 January 2017 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
5. News: NORFOLK STREET GANG. . . I . 43 . Western Australia . 7 March 1908 . 16 January 2017 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
6. News: JAMES GULLAN’S DEATH. . . 1 . 145 . Western Australia . 17 June 1904 . 25 October 2022 . 1 (SECOND EDITION) . National Library of Australia.
7. J S Battye Library of West Australian History Private Archives – Collection Listing J S Battye Library of West Australian History - MN 2129 Acc. 5883A summary of collection and history of the WM&EA
8. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20070212130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23604/20070213-0000/www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/cabinet/mediast/dg97-07/kienorfo.html Heritage Minister statement February 1997