ARCHITECTURE
Late federation / Interwar / Bungalow w Federation Influences
No 25 Irwin Street is a single storey house constructed in brick and rendered brick with a hipped and gable tiled roof. It is an expression of the Inter-War Bungalow style. The front elevation is asymmetrically planned with a thrust gable bay and a part width return hip roofed verandah. The verandah is supported on Tuscan columns. The gable bay features a set of casement windows under a sunhood. There is a central door flanked by a set of casement windows. The roofscape features a render capped chimney.
HISTORY
1926 Trucks Registration. 9716: Ford, Walker and Holmes, Market-street, Fremantle. (reference)
1929 New companies registered at the Supreme Court, Perth, during the week were: Walker and Holmes Ltd, Registered office, 86 Queen Victoria-street, Fremantle. Objects: To take over from Albert Wyndham Walker, carrying on business as Walker and Holmes, at Queen Victoria-street, Fremantle, as wholesale and retail butchers. Capital £10,000 in £1 shares. Managing director, Albert W. Walker. (reference)
1930 Sheep In An Ice-Cart. Prosecution Fails. In the Fremantle Police Court yesterday, before Messrs. A. E. Pady and A. P. Hamilton, Albert Wyndham Walker pleaded not guilty to a charge of having permitted a vehicle, used to transport food, to be used for the transport of offensive matter. Health Inspector Dow prosecuted and Mr. L. A. Coleman appeared for the defendant. The evidence for the prosecution was that, on May 22, a lorry bearing the name of Walker and Holmes, Ltd., loaded a number of live sheep at the West Australian Meat Works, at Robb's Jetty, and later picked up some ice from the freezing chamber. The sheep, which were alleged to be in an offensive condition were loaded in with the ice. Mr. Coleman submitted that the charge had not been proved as ice was not a food as defined by the Health Act, and the prosecution had not proved that the defendant was actually connected with the firm of Walker and Holmes, Ltd. The case was dismissed. (reference)
1930 To the Licensing Court for the Fremantle Licensing District, I, William Mulligan, being the Licensee of the premises known as the Fremantle Providoring Company Limited, being part of Lot 403 Leake-street, Fremantle, do hereby make application for a Transfer of the Rights and Privileges of the Gallon Licence held by me in respect of the said premises to Albert Wyndham Walker, Managing Director of the said Fremantle Providoring Company Limited... (reference)
1931 Road Board Elections. Results of Polling. Rockingham—Extraordinary Election: S. Dvoretsky, 187 (elected): Albert W. Walker, 89. (reference)
1932 Car Registrations. 26796: Albert W. Walker, 25 Irvine street, East Fremantle, Chrysler. (reference)
1933 Personal. Mr. A. W. Walker, of Walker and Holmes, who has been on a holiday trip to Noumea with Mrs. Walker, will return on Monday by the Narkunda. (reference)
1934 Situations Vacant. Housekeeper, Rockingham, 5 weeks, fond children. Apply 25 Irwin-st, East Fremantle. (reference)
1934 Meat For The Fleet. Local Butcher’s Contract. The contract for the supply of meat for the crews of the ships H.M.S. Sussex and H.M.A.S. Canberra, Australia and Moresby during their sojourn in Fremantle has been secured by Messrs Walker & Holmes Ltd., wholesale and shipping butchers of Fremantle. The contract provides for the supply of the first quality beef, mutton, lamb, pork and veal. Some 2,000 men will be provided for. A feature of these contracts is the insistence upon only the best meat being supplied, three officers being specially appointed to supervise the matter and submit the supplies to a very careful examination. The firm of Walker and Holmes have no fears in this direction, however, it being their policy to supply only the best. It is gratifying to know of the part played by a local firm in this direction, the order having been secured in the face of keen competition from other butchers. (reference)
1951 Lost. Tuesday, child's blue woollen Bolero, between Richmond school and 25 Irwin-st. Please return to either address. (reference)
RESIDENTS
1926 - 1936: Walker, Albert W.
1936 - 1946: Oliver, Edward L.
1947 - 1949: Wilson, Raymond V.
