54 Dalgety Street — Streets of East Freo

ARCHITECTURE

Late Federation / Interwar / Bungalow w Federation Influences

No 54 Dalgety Street-"Gambier’’ is a single storey house constructed in brick and rendered brick with a hipped and gabled tiled roof. It is a very fine expression of the Federation Bungalow style. The front elevation is asymmetrically planned with a full width, return hip roofed verandah. The verandah is supported on timber posts with brackets. A timber balustrade runs between the posts. The facade features a pair of bay windows. The bay windows feature sets of casement windows. Half-timbered gables sit above the bay window. Decorative chimneys create a characteristic roofscape. Render bands run across the facade.

HISTORY

1922 Fremantle. The Magistrate gave his decision in the adjourned case in which P. H. Patten was charged with having committed a breach of the Navigation Act. Mr. F. G. Unmack appeared for the Shipping Master, and Mr. J. C. Forman for the accused. Patten was ordered to pay a fine of £2, with £6 10s. costs. M. K. Neilson, captain of the steamer Sydhavet, charged with having committed a breach of the same Act, was fined £2 and costs £5 15s. (reference)
1925 Mr. S. Drysdale, well known at Fremantle, declares that he has a motorcar at last. Recently he purchased a 14-40 h.p. Sunbeam, and the comfort of it, its speed, its smoothness under all conditions, were a revelation to him. (reference)
1927 The late Mr. Simon Drysdale a prominent sawmilling engineer, passed away on January 12, at his residence, "Gambier," Dalgety-street, East Fremantle, at the age of 62 years. Prior to his arrival in this State in 1888, the deceased was connected with the sawmilling industry in Gippsland and was in charge of the mill that provided all the sleepers for the construction of the railway from Alberton to Melbourne. For the past five years of his residence in Western Australia, he was connected with the mills at Sawyers Valley, and later with Messrs Port, Honey and Co, Denmark. Mr. Drysdale then went into partnership with Mr. W. B. Sexton, and acquired jarrah mills at Newlands, Jardanup, Noggerup, and other centres, and the partnership continued for 10 years. In 1912 he received an appointment as mill manager for Millars T. and T. Co., Ltd., and shortly afterwards he went on an extended tour of the United States, Canada, Europe and England to report to his principals on the latest machinery and sawmilling methods of those countries. Whilst in England Mr. Drysdale was offered and accepted the position of general manager of the company's thirteen mills in Tasmania, but after 10 years' service in the southern State was forced to resign owing to ill-health. After 12 months' rest his health improved to such an extent that he decided to accept the position of manager of Millars' mills at East Kirup, and filled that position for the past three years. In his younger days he was a prominent athlete... (reference)
1938 Northam. A civic farewell was tendered to Mr. V. L. Bode and Mr. A. Shilling by the mayor (Mr. H. C. S. Colebatch) and councillors in the lesser town hall on Monday afternoon last. Mr. Bode has been transferred from the position of manager of the National Bank at Northam to Fremantle...Tribute was paid to the services rendered to the Northam Agricultural Society by Mr. Bode, who has held the office of president for a number of years...On the previous Friday evening a valedictory social was tendered to Mr. and Mrs. Bode by the members and friends of the Presbyterian Church, when presentations were made to them. (reference)
1953 Death of Dorothy Ray Bartley on Dec. 21, at her home, 54 Dalgety-street, East Fremantle, dearly loved wife of George Ross, loving mother of Ross and Peggy, fond mother-in-law of Betty and Oliver and grandma of Susanne and John. (reference)