Moore's Building

Fremantle Historic Building

The Moore's building in Fremantle dates back to 1844 when a building was erected at the rear of the lot and later, between 1868 - 1899, William Dalgety Moore operated a mixed business from the site including hardware, spirits, farming goods and mining equipment. Initially the site housed several buildings including a family cottage, stables, warehouse, factory and office.

Moores Building is constructed from local materials including such as limestone blocks, sandstone bricks and sawn shingles. The facade was constructed during the gold rush in 1899 to unite the earlier buildings into one existing street frontage. In 1900 William Moore sold the business. The building was purchased by City of Fremantle in 1986.

Monument Hill

Fremantle Perth

The Monument Hill monument was designed by local Fremantle architects Allen and Hicholas and erected in 1928 as a commemorative memorial to the 60,000 Australians killed during WW1. There was an alternative monement planned which was the result of a local competition but this proved to be to costly. The existing monument was funded by the citizens of Fremantle and cost 5,931 pounds to build. Prior to Monument Hill being built as a memorial, a white stone obelisk (navigational Trigg) stood atop the hill and was used to help ships navigate Fremantle Harbour and the surrounding coastline.