Primary contact
151 High Street, Fremantle
Fremantle, Western Australia 6160
Identity area
Identifier
daa/422
Authorized form of name
Fremantle City Library, Fremantle History Centre, Western Australia
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
- Formerly Fremantle City Library, Local History Collection
Type
- Municipal
Contact area
Local History Librarian
Type
Address
Street address
151 High Street, Fremantle
Locality
Fremantle
Region
Western Australia
Country name
Postal code
6160
Telephone
08 9432 9592
Fax
lhc@fremantle.wa.gov.au
Note
Description area
History
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Officer in charge: Local History Librarian
Records management and collecting policies
Material relating to the local government areas of Fremantle and East Fremantle.
Buildings
Holdings
Books, pamphlets, oral history tapes, photographs, maps/plans and ephemera relating to Fremantle and East Fremantle. The material includes, for example:
- property files (can be useful to plot out the history of a house or building)
- rate books (on microfilm)
- biographical files (including histories of Fremantle’s founding and most famous families)
- newspapers (including microfilmed copies of old newspapers with an index. More editions are being digitised.)
- Fremantle Council minutes and agendas
- East Fremantle Council minutes and agendas
- maps and plans dating from 1829 to the present.
See website for further information.
Finding aids, guides and publications
Access area
Opening times
Open Monday to Friday 9am-4pm. For reference assistance times, check with the Centre.
Closed weekends and public holidays.
Access conditions and requirements
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
General reference assistance available by appointment.
Reproduction services
Public areas
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revised 6 November 2024
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Maintenance notes
Access points
Access Points
- Built Environment (Thematic area)
- Genealogical (Thematic area)
- Immigration (Thematic area)
- Labour (Thematic area)
- Local Studies (Thematic area)
- Politics and Government (Thematic area)