ARCHITECTURE
No 38 Bedford Street is a single storey house constructed in tuck-pointed brick and rendered brick with a hipped tiled roof. It is a fine expression of the Federation Bungalow style. The front elevation is asymmetrically planned with a full width, return broken back roofed verandah. The verandah is set on turned timber posts with a simple frieze. There is a central door and hopper light flanked by sidelights and windows. The windows are multi-paned double hung sashes in sets of three. The roofscape features a render capped chimney.
HISTORY
1924 Marriage of Jessie B. Winzar and John Francis Winzar (WA Marriage reference)
1925 Assaulting a Chinaman. John Francis Winzar pleaded not guilty to a charge of having assaulted Ah Tin on board the s.s. Gorgon, at Fremantle. on March 17. Mr. P. W. Martin appeared for the complainant, and Mr. F. G. Unmack for the defendant It was stated for the defence that the defendant, who was second engineer on the Gorgon, found the complainant smoking on board the vessel, which was loaded with oil, smoking being prohibited on this account. The defendant interfered, and a scuffle ensued, in which the complainant fell and sustained certain injuries. Defendant was fined £1, with costs. (reference)
1935 Strong Lad, 17 to 18, for farm in country, able to milk, start 10/ week. Apply personally 38 Bedford-st, East Fremantle, next Friday, Sunday mornings. (reference)
1949 Divorces Granted. Jessie Beryl Winzar v. John Francis Winzar. Ground: Adultery with Miss Betty Francis. (reference)
1951 Left 50£; Son to challenge will? An only son, whose mother left him £50 from her £11,996 estate said he may challenge her will. The son is John Francis Winzar, 53, a machinery inspector, Mr. Winzar said he and his mother, Mrs. Ethel Gertrude Mary Winzar, had been estranged. "In the last months of mother's life we were reconciled and became the best of friends," said Mr. Winzar. "Friends have told me she in-tended altering her will. "She died from a heart attack before she could do so." Mrs. Winzar left her only daughter, who lives in England, a life interest of £7000. Mrs. Winzar directed that the money be paid to three English lifeboat services on the death of her daughter or her daughter's children. Mrs. Winzar's husband, the late Captain Frank Winzar, was Chief Harbor Master of Western Australia. (reference)
1954 Death on Jan. 31, suddenly, Ethel Eliza Broomhall, of 38 Bedford-street., East Fremantle, widow of the late Richard Hooper Broomhall, loved mother of Ethel (Mrs. G.Bent). Beryl (Mrs. Winzar), Vernon and Jane (Mrs. J. Arnold): aged 84 years (reference)
RESIDENTS
1920 - 1922: Jenner, Thomas E.
1923: Winshurst, Mrs Sarah
1924: Walker, Bert
1925 - 1949: Winzar, John Francis
