Architecture
Interwar Bungalow w Federation & Arts & Crafts Influences
No 31 Petra Street is a single storey house constructed in brick and rendered brick with a hipped and gable corrugated iron roof. It is a fine expression of the Inter-War Bungalow style. It is asymmetrically composed with a prominent gable bay and a part width return hip roofed verandah. The verandah is supported on masonry piers. There is a central door flanked by sets of casement windows. The roofscape features a rendered chimney.
History
William Lawrence Walter worked on the Fremantle Wharf.
1934 Chater Lea, 2¾, o.h.v., reliable, £15 cash or nearest offer. 31 Petra-st., East Fremantle. (reference)
1938 Bees, 90 well-made Double Hives, good stores, extracting equipment, complete, £70. Taylor, 31 Petra-st., East Fremantle. (reference)
1939 Breeders: We would like to remind Poultrymen that now is the time to select your brooders. Order early to avoid disappointment. Our 500 Coronation sawdust brooders operating, £4/5/ delivered metropolitan area. Oil burning brooders. 100 chicks, 27/6, 200 chicks, 40/. Inspection invited. Taylor and Smith. 31 Petra-st., East Fremantle. (reference)
1941 Light Trailer, cheap, and in good condition. M. A. Taylor, 31 Petra-st., East Fremantle. (reference)
1941 Brooders. The Coronation Sawdust Brooder, Automatic heat control, continual burning, wonderful results everywhere, 500 Chick, 87/6, call or write for pamphlet, Taylor and Smith, 31 Petra-st., East Fremantle… (reference)
1942 May, the elder daughter of Mr. and the late Mrs. W. Boyle, 31 Hamilton-street, East Fremantle, to Sgt J. W. (Jack) AIF, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. M. Taylor, 31 Petra-street, East Fremantle. (reference)
1946 Brooders: The Coronation Sawdust Brooder, 1946 model, automatic heat control, 500 chicks, £4/12/6: 250 chicks, £3/12/6. Freight paid. Don't be let down by electric failure, keep on sawdust, it will carry you through. Save chicks and money. Booking now. July and onwards. M. A. Taylor, 31 Petra-st., East Fremantle... (reference)
1948 Lathe, small metal turning, English make, nice job, make good present. Particulars, M. A. Taylor, 31 Petra-st., East Fremantle... (reference)
1949 Lost wheel Cap, Vauxhall, 1946 model, between Palmyra-Fremantle. Please return Taylor, 31 Petra-st., East Fremantle. Reward. (reference)
1951 Golden Wedding. The sons and daughters of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Taylor, of 31 Petra-street, East Fremantle, have pleasure in announcing the 50th Anniversary of their parents' Wedding, which took place at Bunbury on June 5, 1901. (reference)
1952 Death on Dec. 11, at her late residence, 31 Petra-street, East Fremantle, Caroline Hedges late of Adelaide, widow of the late Sam Hedges, loved mother of Maud (Mrs. S. R. Symonds), George, Fred and Bert; aged 90 years. (reference)
Residents
1925 - 1949: Taylor, Montgomery Alex.
1952: Hedges, Caroline
1960 - 1981: William Lawrence Walter and family, Maureen Sylvia (b. 1937- married Hugh Robert McClure, son Lloyd Robert McClure) and William Jnr.
