32 Dalgety Street — Streets of East Freo

ARCHITECTURE

Inter-War Bungalow

No 32 Dalgety Street- "Aurum"- is a single storey house constructed in rendered brick with a hipped and gable corrugated iron roof. It is a fine expression of the Federation Bungalow style. The front elevation is asymmetrically planned with a thrust gable bay and a part width return skillion roofed verandah. The verandah is supported on timber posts with brackets and it terminates on a thrust bay. There is a central door flanked by casement windows. The gable bay features a set of casement windows under a sunhood. The roofscape features a rendered chimney.

HISTORY

1920 Frank Gartrell (b 1873-1931), merchant of Gartrell Bros grocers, North Beach Rd, Mt Hawthorn. In 1901 he married Violet Pattie (was Wain 1872-1954), and was father of Thomas (b 1906), daughter Avice (1903-1904) and stepfather of Reginald Steele (b 1892), of Beaufort St, Mt Lawley and Charles Ernest Pattie ( b 1898-1919).

Charles Ernest PATTIE died on September 6, 1919, at No. 8, Australian General Hospital, Fremantle, Bombardier Charles Ernest, dearly-beloved son of Frank and Violet Caroline Gartrell, of Aurum, Dalgety-street, East Fremantle, and late of 3rd Field Artillery Brigade; aged 21 years. Died from Laminecty, Cystitis and Toxaemia. Mother was present with him at death.

1927 Birth on March 14, at their residence, 32 Dalgety-street, East Fremantle, to Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Green- a daughter. (reference)
From 8 May 1933- until the last day of December 1954- Horace Leslie Green operated a Funeral Parlour from premises at Stirling-highway, Claremont. (reference)
1935 Boy Descendants of Pioneers to Hoist Foundation Day Flag- Three boys attending the Fremantle Boys' School and who are descendants of pioneers, were selected to hoist the flag at the Foundation Day observance at the Fremantle Esplanade on June 3. They are Frank Flindell, of 77 Samson-street, Beaconsfield; Graham Smith, 32 Dalgety-street, East Fremantle; and Arthur Jarman, Angwin-street, East Fremantle. Originally it was intended to select the boy with the oldest Western Australian ancestry, but as all three lads had equal claims… decided that all three boys should participate in the ceremony. (reference)
1939 Birth on April 30, at Woodside Hospital, Fremantle, to Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Farrell, 32 Dalgety street, East Fremantle—a son. (reference)
1953 Death on Oct. 25, at Fremantle Hospital, John Jones, of 32 Dalgety-street, East Fremantle, late of Princess Theatre Shop, Fremantle, widower of the late Margaret Jones, loved father of Muriel (Mrs. J. Swenson), Vera (Mrs. T. Duggan) and Trevor, fond father-in-law of Jack, Tom and Elsie, loved grandfather of Len Swenson, Margaret Duggan, Ross and Brian Jones. Privately interred in the Anglican portion of the Fremantle Cemetery... (reference)